Alarm system

KIMBERLY BROWN

MEMBER
2002 FORD ESCAPE
144,000 MILES

I lost my one key fob and now it takes up to four minutes for blinking lights to stop. I had to remove fuse for horn. It kills my battery and tried to set a new fob with Ford code to no avail. Please help before I scrap my vehicle.

Sunday, April 30th, 2017 AT 6:23 PM

1 Reply

KEN L

MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
48,363 POSTS

Hello,

Here is the procedure for reprogramming the FOB

Turn the ignition from OFF to RUN eight times within 10 seconds, ending in RUN. If the GEM has successfully entered program mode, it will lock and unlock all the doors.
NOTE: The first TIC must be entered within 7.5 seconds of entering the program mode and additional TICs must be entered within 7.5 seconds of the first TIC. The programming mode is exited whenever the timing constraints are not met.

Press any button on a keyless entry remote transmitter, and the doors will lock and then unlock to confirm that each keyless entry remote transmitter has been programmed.
If the door locks do not respond for any keyless entry remote transmitter, wait for several seconds and press the button again.

Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position, or wait up to five minutes after step 1, to exit program mode. If a keyless entry remote transmitter has been programmed (or reprogrammed), the GEM will lock and unlock all the doors one last time.

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken