Locked keys in truck
After several months of caring for my dying MIL, I was able to take my youngest daughter and both granddaughters out camping for the first time this summer. We pulled into the campground about 8pm a...
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pira114 wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:
The radio signal from the key fob is NOT what unlocks the door. The correct digital code embedded in the signal is also required. And the receiving antenna is not near the door lock. My best guess in the OP's situation, especially given that they could not repeat unlocking it, is that the door was not really locked. Stuck maybe, but not locked...
So how does the act of turning on my cell phone, in close proximity to my yruck, unlock it? Any guesses? Done it dozens of times. When I looked into it, I was told it was the RF signal
If the RF signal alone was all it took to unlock it, your cell phone would be unlocking cars all over the parking lot. Each vehicle does not operate on a unique frequency, there aren't nearly enough to go around. As said, your truck may be old enough to not have the modern more secure rolling code technology. Some of the older aftermarket remote lock kits are also not very secure and easily defeated.
