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Old Nov 21, 2020 | 09:34 AM
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2002 Explorer key pad code

Hello all. Long time forum member but all my experience is on the F 250 forum. I just bought a 2002 Explorer XLT as a knock around vehicle to save miles on my new F 250. A VIN check shows it as a one owner vehicle, but of course there's no owner's manual or SecuriCode card in it with the keypad combo.
First off, let me say that I won't be taking it to a dealer because this little problem is simply not that important to me. So let's not waste each other's time with that suggestion. The fobs work just fine. If I locate the combo, great. If not, the sun will come up tomorrow. With that out of the way, is there someplace on the vehicle where the code is located? I remember seeing someplace a long time ago that other Fords had a module someplace with a code decal on them. Behind one of the kick panels someplace possibly?
Thanks for any assistance.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2020 | 10:19 AM
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You might check out the link from this thread for suggestions on where to look. There are a lot of posts, some with conflicting information. Info on 2002 seems to start around post #27. I cannot confirm which, if any, of the location descriptions are accurate since I never had a 2002. Anymore I hook up my scan tool and pull out the keypad code from that.

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Originally Posted by shorod
You might check out the link from this thread for suggestions on where to look. There are a lot of posts, some with conflicting information. Info on 2002 seems to start around post #27. I cannot confirm which, if any, of the location descriptions are accurate since I never had a 2002. Anymore I hook up my scan tool and pull out the keypad code from that.

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Will give a look. Thanks! My scan stuff is not that sophisticated.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2020 | 11:15 AM
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Within that link, here was the answer:
"​​​​​​I have a 2002 Explorer and the location of my keyless code was behind the right C-pillar panel (the one next to the rear seat). You need to fold down the rear seat, remove the upper C-pillar plastic panel, and then seperate the lower pertion away from the C-pillar, you will see a black box with a label, that is where I found my code. be careful as the plastic pieces are a little tricky to get back into place without breaking any of the fasteners"

Thank you!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2020 | 11:25 PM
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This worked on my 2004 Explorer. I took my time as I worried about breaking the plastic, but found it and it worked.
 
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