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Have 2007 classic crew and over the last 3-4 months the door lock fob has been harder to use. Almost have to be right beside the truck now to unlock the locks. Before I use to be able to lock or unlock the truck from the house. Is there a antanea on the truck somewhere that might have fallen off or what should I look at. I have already replaced the battery in the remote so I know thats not the problem. If I can't fix will just put in a after market remote start and go that route but would like to figure this out.

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skyhighhooker Enthusiast

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Had that prob with my wheels, try pulling the lock and unlock breakers fron the dash panel fuse block for a while, worked great for me,

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okay thanks, I seen another thread like mine after I posted this , looks like it is a pretty common problem

Cheers!

waumo1 Enthusiast

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Have you installed any aftermarket electronics lately? Cell phone charger, cigar lighter to USB adapter, mp3 player, OBDII tuner or gauge, etc? Many devices produce RFI/EMI that can interfere with the remote signal.

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Have you installed any aftermarket electronics lately? Cell phone charger, cigar lighter to USB adapter, mp3 player, OBDII tuner or gauge, etc? Many devices produce RFI/EMI that can interfere with the remote signal.

The only thing I have plugged in is a cell phone charger, I will try and unplug that first

 

try a different remote maybe?

Unfortunatly I only have the one remote,just never got around to getting a second one.

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If the cell phone charger is plugged into an always hot outlet, it could be the cause. After you unplug the charger, wait 5 minutes or so before testing to let the remote receiver recover from the interference signal (if there was any).

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well I unplugged the cell charger , let it sit for about a hour but still the same, come morning I will find the breakers and pull them for the day then put them back in. It just seems strange that it use to work really good the all of a sudden like it is difficult to use. Maybe just my luck thats all.

Thanks for the ideas, I do appreciate them

Folically Challengjed Enthusiast

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I've noticed this for a few months on my '07 Yukon XL, and found the topic yesterday.

 

After unplugging all 4 unlock fuses and the DSM fuse for an hour, everything now works really well again.

 

And, i'll also be sure to unplug my cell charger, just to be sure.

 

FC

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so I ended up pulling the unlocked fuses and let it sit all morning, put them back in now all is back to normal. I'm able to lock and unlock the doors from even inside the house. Strange on how that is all tied together but somehow it must be. Thanks for all the insight on this. Great site!

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