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I did a search, saw some similar problems but not close enough (to me) to consider them the same.
It's a new 2022 5.7 Bighorn 2WD Crew Cab, purchased new at end of December 2021, has about 3500 miles on it. Used regularly, doesn't sit for more than a couple days at a time.
Yesterday we were fitting a new dog bed thingie in the back seat, one that straps across the two rear headrests and the two front seat headrests. It forms a "U" in which the dog can move around in and not be stuck in a carrier. We had both back doors open for probably 30-ish minutes. Also had the bed tailgate open for a while.
After we were done we closed everything up and used the remote keyfob to lock the doors. It worked fine, horn honked and lights flashed, no issues/problems. Went into the house and did other things. A little while later, I went to the house window and used the keyfob remote to lock the truck. The lights flashed once but I did not hear the horn honk. A bit weird, I thought. So I attempted to unlock using the keyfob and got ZERO response from the truck - lights didn't flash, horn didn't honk - absolutely nothing.
I got my wife's keyfob, it didn't do anything either - nothing. No lights flashing, no horm honk. Totally weird I thought. Only 9 months old, batteries should last a few years...
I tried the door handles, locked as they should be. Tried the keyfob again with it up against the driver and passenger windows, still nothing. Walked around the truck trying various positions. Tried several times while waving the keyfobs around - Zero response.
So I took the valet key out of the keyfob and unlocked the door. The alarm went off when I opened the drivers door. I pressed the lock button on the keyfob and the alarm shutoff. I closed the door, used the keyfob to lock/unlock a few times, everything was again working normally - doors locked and unlocked, the lights flashed as they should. Repeated this for 3-4-5 cycles using both keyfobs, all worked ok everytime.
For now, I'll chalk it up to gremlins. But will watch to see if it happens again. It's also worth mentioning that just last week I tried to have the U-Connect Stereo read a text aloud which caused the stereo to go into no-op mode - no station change, no volume change, no button response - totally locked up. I pulled the fuse (F44 I believe), waited 5-10 seconds before plugging it back in. The stereo was back in full working order after that.
Passing this along just in case anyone else has the problem.
Also asking if anyone has had this happen and if they were able to find a cause and resolution.
Thanks,
Bob
It's a new 2022 5.7 Bighorn 2WD Crew Cab, purchased new at end of December 2021, has about 3500 miles on it. Used regularly, doesn't sit for more than a couple days at a time.
Yesterday we were fitting a new dog bed thingie in the back seat, one that straps across the two rear headrests and the two front seat headrests. It forms a "U" in which the dog can move around in and not be stuck in a carrier. We had both back doors open for probably 30-ish minutes. Also had the bed tailgate open for a while.
After we were done we closed everything up and used the remote keyfob to lock the doors. It worked fine, horn honked and lights flashed, no issues/problems. Went into the house and did other things. A little while later, I went to the house window and used the keyfob remote to lock the truck. The lights flashed once but I did not hear the horn honk. A bit weird, I thought. So I attempted to unlock using the keyfob and got ZERO response from the truck - lights didn't flash, horn didn't honk - absolutely nothing.
I got my wife's keyfob, it didn't do anything either - nothing. No lights flashing, no horm honk. Totally weird I thought. Only 9 months old, batteries should last a few years...
I tried the door handles, locked as they should be. Tried the keyfob again with it up against the driver and passenger windows, still nothing. Walked around the truck trying various positions. Tried several times while waving the keyfobs around - Zero response.
So I took the valet key out of the keyfob and unlocked the door. The alarm went off when I opened the drivers door. I pressed the lock button on the keyfob and the alarm shutoff. I closed the door, used the keyfob to lock/unlock a few times, everything was again working normally - doors locked and unlocked, the lights flashed as they should. Repeated this for 3-4-5 cycles using both keyfobs, all worked ok everytime.
For now, I'll chalk it up to gremlins. But will watch to see if it happens again. It's also worth mentioning that just last week I tried to have the U-Connect Stereo read a text aloud which caused the stereo to go into no-op mode - no station change, no volume change, no button response - totally locked up. I pulled the fuse (F44 I believe), waited 5-10 seconds before plugging it back in. The stereo was back in full working order after that.
Passing this along just in case anyone else has the problem.
Also asking if anyone has had this happen and if they were able to find a cause and resolution.
Thanks,
Bob