BriyGuyUSA
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- First Name
- Glyn
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- Jun 15, 2025
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- Atlanta, GA
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- 2023 Lariat ER 511A Antimatter Blue
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Hi all,
I had to sign into the Ford app this morning - I think because I changed my email address. After signing in, the phone as a key had been removed. No worries, used my backup passcode and was able to run my errands and get back home.
Trying to set it back up now, I have been through deleting and setup process in the app at least 5 or 6 times and it appears to work, but my truck can not see it the phone as a key. I go though the reset of PAAK on the truck and it is now refusing to complete the reset. I try to start the truck with a configured phone and I get a prompt telling me that the backup password is not set. I got through the process to setup up the backup passcode and it tells me it cant see the PAAK device.
Now I cant seem to use the phone app to lock or unlock the truck or operate the frunk/trunk. Range on the app is different to range displayed on the truck so I think the app is now disconnected from the truck.
Any ideas on how to get this working again? It was all working just fine until I was kicked out of my account in the app.
Side note, had to use the key fob a couple of times today and I thought it was just the truck being slow in the past when trying to use PAAK. It is working instantly with the key fob - no more frustrating "key not found" or stood waiting for the truck to recognize that I was trying to open a locked door with the phone in my other hand and the app open. I may just give up with PAAK and start using the fob.
I had to sign into the Ford app this morning - I think because I changed my email address. After signing in, the phone as a key had been removed. No worries, used my backup passcode and was able to run my errands and get back home.
Trying to set it back up now, I have been through deleting and setup process in the app at least 5 or 6 times and it appears to work, but my truck can not see it the phone as a key. I go though the reset of PAAK on the truck and it is now refusing to complete the reset. I try to start the truck with a configured phone and I get a prompt telling me that the backup password is not set. I got through the process to setup up the backup passcode and it tells me it cant see the PAAK device.
Now I cant seem to use the phone app to lock or unlock the truck or operate the frunk/trunk. Range on the app is different to range displayed on the truck so I think the app is now disconnected from the truck.
Any ideas on how to get this working again? It was all working just fine until I was kicked out of my account in the app.
Side note, had to use the key fob a couple of times today and I thought it was just the truck being slow in the past when trying to use PAAK. It is working instantly with the key fob - no more frustrating "key not found" or stood waiting for the truck to recognize that I was trying to open a locked door with the phone in my other hand and the app open. I may just give up with PAAK and start using the fob.
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