Damiensmum Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Hi, I cant start my car from my house which is maybe 50 feet away of where its parked. I can only use my fob to start if I am basically standing 10 feet in front of it. Anyone know why or how to fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Change the batteries in the fob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiensmum Posted October 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I already did that. No help. Is there some kind of battery under the hood for the remote start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Nope. How old is the battery in the vehicle? If it’s 3 years or older I’d go ahead and change it just to be safe and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiensmum Posted October 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I will give that a try.. Thank you! I just got the vehicle so not sure about batterys age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 The range on my 14 Sport was terrible so i installed the ford remote access system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiensmum Posted October 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Is that the Sync Connect? Is it available for a 2013? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Do you have a charger (phone, USB, detector...etc.) plugged in inside the car? They could interfere with the signal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Hold the fob against your chin and try it! Are you using the combo fob/key starter or a dedicated (standalone) fob? The latter would be a long range version. The ford remote access is a cellular based starter that you can add to the car and use your cell phone to start the car. Your phone acts as an unlimited range fob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Q. Were you EVER able to stsrt it from 50 ft. away? If not, suspect bad antenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8TR Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Is that the Sync Connect? Is it available for a 2013? No, it’s Ford Remote Access Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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