I have a 1999 4.0 auto 4wd and I called 5 dealerships in central ohio and the cheapest one said that they would reset it for $40. Isnt this just a quick fix, I have read that alot of people get it done for free. I dont really want to pay 40 bucks so is there any other way to have it reset?
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$40 Bucks to have remote door lock reset!!!!!
- Thread starter Bub1357
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- Coshocton, OH
I'm not quite shure what your talking about, "reset"?
dynamite44
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- Northern Virginia
you cant do it yourself on 97-01 XJs. you HAVE to have a chrysler delaership do it. it takes a special computer to tell the chip in the remote and the receiever in the car to start on the same code, which is a rolling code.
40 isnt bad, around here cheapest i could find was 50 and the most was 78, just to program it, not including the price of the remote.
free? fat chance. no such thing as a free lunch.
40 isnt bad, around here cheapest i could find was 50 and the most was 78, just to program it, not including the price of the remote.
free? fat chance. no such thing as a free lunch.
alpinetiburon04
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- Severn, MD
Sorry to jack thi,s but it seems like a good place to help my dilemma. I've got a 91, so I'm not sure how this works:
I found a 98 XJ in good condition. They guy will take my 91 and $1000 for it, but there aren't any keys. I can have a key cut at work, but I'm not sure if that'll solve the problem. Since it has keyless entry, does that mean it also has an immobilizer? And therefore having just a key cut using the VIN won't get the car started and pass inspection? I want this Jeep, but not if it'd going to cost me an arm and a leg to get it home. What will it take? Can my Dodge dealership have remotes coded using just the VIN also? Or do I have to have it towed to work and coded there?
Thanks guys! Sorry about the hijack!
I found a 98 XJ in good condition. They guy will take my 91 and $1000 for it, but there aren't any keys. I can have a key cut at work, but I'm not sure if that'll solve the problem. Since it has keyless entry, does that mean it also has an immobilizer? And therefore having just a key cut using the VIN won't get the car started and pass inspection? I want this Jeep, but not if it'd going to cost me an arm and a leg to get it home. What will it take? Can my Dodge dealership have remotes coded using just the VIN also? Or do I have to have it towed to work and coded there?
Thanks guys! Sorry about the hijack!
JEEPZZ
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No immobilizer on 98. 99 was the first year it was an option. The dealer will need proof of ownership before they cut you a key with the VIN.alpinetiburon04 said:
The keyless entry remote will need to be programmed to the Jeep (actually the other way around), it cannot be done with the VIN.
alpinetiburon04
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- Severn, MD
So the keyless entry isn't tied in with an alarm then? I can just open up the door and get it moving back to Dodge? I had an old Nissan with keyless entry and if I armed the car with the remote then unlocked it with the key, the alarm would go off forever and I couldn't start it until I disarmed the alarm.
JEEPZZ
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No factory alarm. If you have one it's either dealer installed or aftermarket.
Funny this should come up just now. I have an aftermarket (Commando) security system that was installed professionally for the former owner. The transmitter battery went dead yesterday and I could neither disarm the alarm system or start the Jeep with the key. I had no idea what was wrong until I just guessed that the transmitter's battery might be dead. Talk about unprepared and some place to go. I only bring this up as a forwarning that you should probably get it fixed back to "new condition." Otherwise it can turn into a big headache at the wrong time if its your DD.
