question about keyless entry

[mross]

my 96 hoe has keyless entry,is it normal to have to be on top of it with the key fob to get it to lock or unlock?is there a way to turn up the sensitivity on it?it is a factory add on system.any help would be great thanks

 

[Sport99]

It might be time for a new battery.

 

[John Redcorn]

my grand prix has the same remote and works from 100' away, the tahoe only works from 10'-20' away with a new batt.

 

[mross]

so it should work farther away than the 2 ft it does now

 

[NYrr496]

I have an aftermarket remote starter and keyless entry on my 98. I start it from the train from approx. 250 feet away. I can lock and unlock it from the same distance.

 

[inthechateau]

I noticed the key fob distance getting shorter and shorter each year. New batteries don't help, the fob just dies. Both of mine are kaput now and am looking for a way to replace them. Don't want to steel you thread, but if you find something let us know.

 

[sasquatch094]

I have a hornet security system in my 95 tahoe, and holy sh*t is the range insane.. i could do it about a mile away no joke.. ill start,unlock,lock that bitch from that far away.. its sweeet. and i just put a new battery in it so now its even faster at doing soo.

 

[TahoeGoBoom]

mine works from 1000 ft. i tested it. thats plenty for me.

 

[bsamoul]

My 96 did the exact same thing.. So I bought another fob off ebay. Did the same thing. I think the module on the truck is just no good. I then decided to get the Viper alarm/remote start installed and now I can do it from a 1/4 mile.

 

[mross]

well,i popped the back off the fob to see what battery was in it and one was out of its holder,i put back in and now i can stand at my back door and lock and unlock it.thats good enough for me

 

[sasquatch094]

some times having a remote tho that can go up to quite a bit of distance is scary, you put the fob back into your pocket and really dont know whats going on. Mine like chirps when u push buttons, but yet sometimes when your really not listening or whatever it can go off.. i like my distance so i can start my truck when im in school while the teacher is looking at me saying what the hell are u doing boy.. i just say oh not much starting my truck.. lol.. so when i get in my truck after school its all warm while everyones car is like 10 degrees in side.. lol