1999 Dodge Ram Keyless Remote Programming Fix

1999 DODGE RAM
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MMEYER
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I recently bought this truck it is a 2500, that came stock with a key-less entry system, but did not come with a remote.so i purchased a new one, but cannot figure out how to program it. is there a way for me to do it without taking it to the dealer, and with only one brand new remote? Thanks for all your help!
May 23, 2006 at 8:04 PM
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SDALTON19
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on this year you will need to take it to the dealer. Sorry, good news is it is very cheap to have done they may even do it for free if you catch the service adviser on a good day .if not you should be looking at about forty dollars labor.
May 25, 2006 at 2:10 PM
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VANDRAGON
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there should be instructions in your owners manual to do this, if it is a factory alarm. go to a web search engine and look for it. i am sure the information is there.
May 26, 2006 at 3:19 AM
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MMEYER
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thanks for the help!
May 26, 2006 at 4:43 AM
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VANDRAGON
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With a good functional key fob, unlock and disarm alarm. turn the key to
the run position only, do not start the vehicle. with a good key fob, press
the unlock button for four seconds, while holding the unlock button, press and
release the panic button. A chime should be heard through the body control
module. now the RKE module is ready to receive the new key fob signal.
within thirty seconds of the chime press and release the lock and unlock button
at the same time on the transmittor to be programmed. then press any other
button on the remote. The chime should activate again letting you know that
the signal was recieved.
May 27, 2006 at 8:21 AM
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MMEYER
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Thanks, but i do not have a working key fob only the brand new one. so i think i will probably just end up at the dealer! :)
May 27, 2006 at 10:00 AM
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SDALTON19
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Hence my original quote.
May 27, 2006 at 1:24 PM
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Without a working factory remote, have a dealer program the new keyless-entry fob. The owner procedure requires an existing functional fob to enter programming mode, so it cannot be completed with only a new remote.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 with factory keyless entry bought a new remote but had no working fob and asked how to program it without a dealer. One expert said dealer programming was required and inexpensive. Another described a procedure that uses a working fob to enter programming mode, then acknowledged that it would not work with only a new remote. The owner decided to take it to the dealer.

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