I've had my '04 SuperCrew Lariat for almost a month now and it has poor (at best) range when locking and unlocking with the key fob remote. I've replaced the battery and tried other remotes, but it still sucks. I have to be 10 feet or so at the furthest for it to work. I can be 75-100 feet from my Freestar and unlock it.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Shawn

 

Same here. Replaced the battery, nothing changes. Looks like it was made this way.

 

samething here. most likely the antenna wire is buried somewhere in the engine or under the console.... im going to have to look for it.

 

not a clue i can unlock mine from 50 feet or so.. im going to get a real alarm installed soon. viper 5901 i heard those have a couple hundred yard range

 

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I think it's in the module, I don't see it in the electrical diagrams.

 

The original FOB for my truck did the same thing. Had to purchase a new one, as I only had 1. The new one works from a pretty good distance compared to the old one.

 

going to sound weird, but, it works... open your mouth, hold the fob up below your chin like vertically. then click lock/unlock the range is farther... somehow haha

 

I've always done this, but it only gets me to about 12 feet.

 

and flies in your mouth...