FX35 RWD V6-3.5L (VQ35DE) (2003)
Keyless Entry Module: Customer Interest
Keyless Entry - 'Intelligent Key'(R) Malfunctions
Classification:
EL03-023
Reference:
ITB03-059
Date:
September 18, 2003
DOOR "REQUEST" SWITCH INOPERATIVE OR INTELLIGENT KEY ISSUES
APPLIED VEHICLES:
2003 FX45/FX35 (550) - with Intelligent Key System
APPLIED VINS:
Vehicles built before:
JNRAS08U13X101274
JNRAS08W03X202663
JNRBS08W13X400947
APPLIED DATE:
Vehicles built before: March 14, 2003
IF YOU CONFIRM:
The Intelligent Key will start the vehicle's engine, but the following are inoperative:
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The Intelligent Key lock/unlock buttons
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Door handle lock/unlock buttons ("request" switches) Or
The Intelligent Key system has a "poor" range of operation, such as the following:
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Intelligent Key door handle "request" switch does not work unless they move very close to the vehicle.
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Intelligent Key does not work when pressing the driver's door "request" switch (lock/unlock) with the left hand when the Intelligent Key fob is
in his/her right pocket.
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Intelligent Key door handle "request" switch operates intermittently
ACTIONS:
Replace the Intelligent Key (Smart Keyless) Control Unit with the new Intelligent Key Control Unit listed in the Parts Information section of this
bulletin.
NOTE:
If vehicle's engine does not start by using Intelligent Key, refer to ITB03-010 for Intelligent Key Troubleshooting Chart.
CLAIMS INFORMATION
Submit a Primary Failed Part (PP) line claim using the claims coding shown.
PARTS INFORMATION
NOTES:
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The Intelligent Key range on vehicles built before March 14, 2003 is around 39 inches (1 meter) from the outside door mirror where the system's