Automobile Enthusiasts

Several years ago, I had a FOB problem. I'm trying to remember how it was solved...


First, I remember having a refurbished FOB from an eBay seller and doing a number of tasks with the ignition and the driver's door to get the refurbished FOB to copy the identifying information into its storage. You can find this information on the web. It's a little confusing at first. Anyway, I got the FOB to work about 7 years ago, and it's still working.

Second, the battery should have no bearing on the wireless link between the car and the FOB. I've had my battery disconnected a few times and never had a problem with the FOB. Further, on my second FOB that I got from the dealer during purchase, I swapped a FOB battery for the old one, at the service counter and the FOB worked fine after that.

Good luck.