[MyopicVoid]

Bought a new 2018 on 12/23. Had several issues crop up like the paint protection on the windshield pretty much making the driver side windshield wiper worthless. Dealer buffed it out. I think it works.

Homelink issues right from the get go. I have 2 older genie accelrator's but I have linked 3 Toyota's, Chevy, Honda to these Openers with no issues.

I tried every known possible procedure - Ford's, Homelinks, Genie - youtube - name it.

Finally called Homelink and they said they having numerous issues with 2018 Ford Explorer's and believe these are being damaged during installation.

I'm off to a rough start with this dealer - buying a new car and putting in several hours of work to resolve an issue???

 

[dejen3303]

Same exact thing happened with me. The dealer had to see the vehicle first then order the visor. Took about 30 minutes to replace it.
And I too spent hours trying to figure it out. That was before Christmas and I haven't tried to set it up yet. Kinda burnt out on it at this point.

 

[MyopicVoid]

Same exact thing happened with me. The dealer had to see the vehicle first then order the visor. Took about 30 minutes to replace it.
And I too spent hours trying to figure it out. That was before Christmas and I haven't tried to set it up yet. Kinda burnt out on it at this point.

I feel your pain.

I kinda railed on the Sales Manager asking him he could get my old car back? He got everybody together to work on it but being tossed into the service queue for a new car?

The service manager proceeds to tell me that I probably know more about their homelink systems than anybody there which tells me there a lot of customers who never program their vehicles.

I hope to have this fixed this week.

Thanks for replying.

 

[Ohio Snake]

I gave up on the HomeLink. Its a total waste of time, energy and thought to make it work properly. It was much easier to clip a remote to the visor. The remote works flawlessly. May be I can reuse the three black buttons on the visor, formerly HomeLink buttons, to be: sirens, lights and ??


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[dejen3303]

OK, update:
I have 3 doors and openers. One is 6 months old and it is the kind you can sync with a smart phone. One is about 7 years old (Security Plus type) and one about 16.
The 2 newer ones I was able to program in the car. The oldest one I had to program the homelink button with the remote and then use the "learn" button on the opener motor and return to the car to push the homelink button. The whole process from getting out the owners manual to programming to putting the manual away took about ten minutes. And everything works like it should.

 

[MyopicVoid]

OK, update:
I have 3 doors and openers. One is 6 months old and it is the kind you can sync with a smart phone. One is about 7 years old (Security Plus type) and one about 16.
The 2 newer ones I was able to program in the car. The oldest one I had to program the homelink button with the remote and then use the "learn" button on the opener motor and return to the car to push the homelink button. The whole process from getting out the owners manual to programming to putting the manual away took about ten minutes. And everything works like it should.

Success!

 

[Randy78]

Update:
Had the visor/homelink buttons replaced last week. Still does not work. Have probably tried to program 5 X's since and have been up and down ladder to press the "learn" button on the opener another 5X's. I live close to the dealer, so I'm not giving up. Ridiculous!


Bought an '18 one yr ago in January. For 16 mos. the homelink garage door opener worked perfectly; then one day it stopped. Nothing since. To dealer next. Frustrating.

 

[TiredofTechnology]

It's fords Fault

Bought an '18 one yr ago in January. For 16 mos. the homelink garage door opener worked perfectly; then one day it stopped. Nothing since. To dealer next. Frustrating.

The dealer knows something and he wont tell you. It's a manufactures problem. The Ford SYNC System on whole Sucks. Try disconnecting the battery and resetting the entire system. Make sure you check your electrical system for any moisture.

 

[Randy78]

Dealer service dept. has ordered a new visor. Didn't question anything, which may indicate that they've seen this before. We'll see how things work out.

 

[Randy78]

Update:
Had the visor/homelink buttons replaced last week. Still does not work. Have probably tried to program 5 X's since and have been up and down ladder to press the "learn" button on the opener another 5X's. I live close to the dealer, so I'm not giving up. Ridiculous!

 

[Ohio Snake]

Update:
Had the visor/homelink buttons replaced last week. Still does not work. Have probably tried to program 5 X's since and have been up and down ladder to press the "learn" button on the opener another 5X's. I live close to the dealer, so I'm not giving up. Ridiculous!

I have an update from my post #4. My garage door was a Genie system until two weeks ago. I’ve had 3 Homelink cars and one Car2You system. The Car2You system worked on Genie however, Car2You no longer exists. The other Homelink cars (a Ford, a Chevy and a BMW) never worked because two issues with Genie.....The Genie system only retains so many codes over the years and there’s a history of the computer-boards going bad...not allowing you to reset or clear the codes.
I decided to replace the Genie garage door openers ( 1 was 15 years old and the other was 7 years old). Out went the old and in went the new Linear brand. Guess what....the Homelink work works great with an app and much quieter system. I had to resort to a remote on the car with Car2You system, but Im checking into a possible conversion to Homelink.


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[Randy78]

Update:
Had the visor/homelink buttons replaced last week. Still does not work. Have probably tried to program 5 X's since and have been up and down ladder to press the "learn" button on the opener another 5X's. I live close to the dealer, so I'm not giving up. Ridiculous!

2nd update: I'm scheduled for a 2nd visit tomorrow. In one last ditch effort yesterday, I tried programming the Homelink button one last time. Guess what? It worked (for now). I'm not even sure what I did differently, if anything, to pull this off. Anyway, I have a secondary issue to be taken care of, so I'll discuss this Homelink thing with them again. They've been very cooperative, but I'm not sure they know anymore than I do when it comes to Homelink settings. Thanks to all of you that have responded.