Has anybody else had their car randomly decide to not recognize the keyfob? I know the batteries are brand new, so that's no the case. I tried holding the key in the rear, lower door sill area. No dice. Finally popped the battery out and reset the keyfob and it worked again. Very odd.
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Keyfob unrecognized
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scottf200
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Only had the issue after a 'car show' where the doors/hatch were open for an extended period. Coincidence likely.
Did you, by chance, test your battery voltage even tho you said it was new? I've gotten bad (old) ones before that were lower than expected.
Do FOBs 'reset' when the battery is out? More likely the car stopped seeing it and then started seeing it again (Bluetooth identification).
Good video on proper location outside and then inside at about 1 minute in. (Good refresher for met too.)
scottf200
Well-Known Member
Only had the issue after a 'car show' where the doors/hatch were open for an extended period. Coincidence likely.
Did you, by chance, test your battery voltage even tho you said it was new? I've gotten bad (old) ones before that were lower than expected.
Do FOBs 'reset' when the battery is out? More likely the car stopped seeing it and then started seeing it again (Bluetooth identification).
Good video on proper location outside and then inside at about 1 minute in. (Good refresher for met too.)
I get "key not in car" on ocassion. I also got it on my previous vehicle (06 Infiniti). For that vehicle and this one, I find that getting the fob out and back in usually does the trick.
