Caliope
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You should have received a plastic card with code on at delivery. Check the glove box and the owner's manual bundle.
That was what I got when I picked up my '10 Escape.
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I agree. I SHOULD have. No in glove box nor owners bundle. Now the dealer wants me to bring it in and leave it while they scratch their heads.
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Some dealers really vacuum. (you know what that device does)
VAMike
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Mine died again after the dealer changed the batteries. Two questions: 1) does anyone have a keypad that is working reliably? 2) has anyone successfully gotten a fix? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth dealing with the dealer now or whether I should wait until Ford figures this out.
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Same here. I picked mine up 2 months ago and it's still working just fine.
I've been wondering though if there might be a way to connect it to vehicle power rather than relying on a battery. Yes, that would involve a hole but I'm thinking that might be preferable to having to replace the battery often. Will see how long mine lasts but so far so good.
I've been wondering though if there might be a way to connect it to vehicle power rather than relying on a battery. Yes, that would involve a hole but I'm thinking that might be preferable to having to replace the battery often. Will see how long mine lasts but so far so good.
t4thfavor
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If you don't want to drill a hole, I can see it being moved to inside the fuel door, and a 3V power supply could be sourced to the battery from underneath the truck. Just make sure to keep everything tucked up, and put the 3V converter as close to the keypad as possible.
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Personally, I'd rather have it on the vertically on the B-Pillar like the F150's. I wouldn't mind a hole if it was 1) sealed and 2) meant that I never had to worry about a battery
. Still, I'm happy enough with it as is as the black color of it matches a lot of things on my truck like the tonneau cover, the running boards, the mud flaps, etc. I'll probably not do anything about it as long as the battery lasts long enough for me to not have to think about it.
. Still, I'm happy enough with it as is as the black color of it matches a lot of things on my truck like the tonneau cover, the running boards, the mud flaps, etc. I'll probably not do anything about it as long as the battery lasts long enough for me to not have to think about it.
mURmECH
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Going on 3 months and still working however I noticed this morning, the housing around the numbers are starting to fade with a few white streaks. I’m hoping I can remove it fairly easily and wrap the housing in vinyl and stick it back on. The housing plastic trim seems cheap, I would have liked it painted magnetic. Hmm, maybe I’ll just prep and paint it and call it a day forever with the keypad besides changing the battery.
t4thfavor
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Second on the cheap plastic. I used the keys on my dad's truck the other day, and the whole body flexed with each button press. I'd strip it off and put it in the fuel door since it looks like something Ford sourced from Alibaba.
tgRanger
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Almost like it was an after thought- “oh what about a keypad we forgot, well its going to have to be a stick on battery powered one”
I mean seriously.. My 04 F150 lariat had a hard wired keypad! I’ve given up on getting one.. Imagine that battery during the winter months?
Geoff
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Yeah, the stick on part is tacky (no pun intended) but there is no reason the batteries should not last a good long while. The keypads with dead batteries had to have something defective - there should be no drain on the batteries unless a button is pressed and then the current draw should be quite low.
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