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F Monster Mar 18, 2016 07:01 PM

Remote doesn't always work.
 
Ever since I've owned my car, it's always kind of had trouble locking. At first it was rare, once in a while it wouldn't lock and I thought it was because I wasn't hearing the beep as I walked away but now it's happening like once every other day. I changed out my battery about 2 months ago so it shouldn't be the battery. The remote lights up and everything when I press it, it just doesn't lock the car. No sound or light coming from the car. Any clue what the issue is?

chris07is Mar 18, 2016 07:27 PM

It does happen to me once in awhile, I now just press the door handle to lock it.

k20trick Mar 18, 2016 07:33 PM


Originally Posted by Snow (Post 9412494)
Ever since I've owned my car, it's always kind of had trouble locking. At first it was rare, once in a while it wouldn't lock and I thought it was because I wasn't hearing the beep as I walked away but now it's happening like once every other day. I changed out my battery about 2 months ago so it shouldn't be the battery. The remote lights up and everything when I press it, it just doesn't lock the car. No sound or light coming from the car. Any clue what the issue is?

same thing happend to me I got two keys luckily and the other one was brand new but until my old one breaks I wont bust out the brand new key fob, what I did was dissassemble the remote fob (be careful/gentle) and dont break anything during the process and you will see there was a lot of dirt and grime clean that up with some quick detailer and it will work like new again... Helped a lot the buttons work a lot better now...

Again be careful not to break it if your opening it. Its a very expensive piece unlike your average universal tv remote it costs over $100..:thumbup:

Hope that helps...

F Monster Mar 18, 2016 07:38 PM


Originally Posted by chris07is (Post 9412518)
It does happen to me once in awhile, I now just press the door handle to lock it.

That's the weird part too. I would use the button on the door handle and same thing. No bueno.


Originally Posted by k20trick (Post 9412526)
same thing happend to me I got two keys luckily and the other one was brand new but until my old one breaks I wont bust out the brand new key fob, what I did was dissassemble the remote fob (be careful/gentle) and dont break anything during the process and you will see there was a lot of dirt and grime clean that up with some quick detailer and it will work like new again... Helped a lot the buttons work a lot better now...

Again be careful not to break it if your opening it. Its a very expensive piece unlike your average universal tv remote it costs over $100..:thumbup:

Hope that helps...

Alright. I'll try this when I get home. I'll update this thread in a week or so to see if that has helped it. Thanks for the tip! 👍

Meraki Autoworks Mar 18, 2016 11:00 PM

Try using your other remote. I've had this issue before and it wasn't the battery either, so I just switched remotes.

-Josh

2URGSE Mar 19, 2016 07:34 PM

You replaced the car battery or remote battery?


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