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I recently bought a '96 that didn't have its keyless remote so I went ahead and got a second hand remote. The remote has a new battery and was tested successfully on another vehicle. I was set to program it for my car but the PKE light won't come on. I continued with the programming anyone, in case it was just a light, but nothing happens. I figure either the PKE is bad or needs to be activated. The owner's manual only refers to activating the PKE using an existing remote--a Catch-22 since I didn't have a working one to begin with. Is there another way to activate the PKE and/or determine whether the PKE itself is bad or inactive? The local dealer is stymied without running a diagnostics and I don't have faith in their abilities. Thanks for any suggestions.
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If the PKE program enable light is not coming on, then the module is not ready/able to accept a new "password"/key fob. I can look tomorrow in the service info for more, but I believe the module should be able to recognize/program to a new fob without having the original. Someone else may have more info. All I have is at the shop, so I'll need to check it tomorrow.
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