key fob loosing memory help?
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key fob loosing memory help?
i just baught my 99 vette and the fob didnt work when i got it. so i baught a battery, pressed the lock and unlock until it worked and it would work for a few minutes when the passive switch was off and didnt work at all when the passive switch was on. am i not re-syncing it right or is my key fob defective? also there is a slight rattle in the actual computer board, i took it apart and there is somehtin rattleing in there. but it seems that if that would cause it to not work it wouldnt workl at all. any suggestions? 
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From: Coconut Creek FL
Originally Posted by cujo200231
i just baught my 99 vette and the fob didnt work when i got it. so i baught a battery, pressed the lock and unlock until it worked and it would work for a few minutes when the passive switch was off and didnt work at all when the passive switch was on. am i not re-syncing it right or is my key fob defective? also there is a slight rattle in the actual computer board, i took it apart and there is somehtin rattleing in there. but it seems that if that would cause it to not work it wouldnt workl at all. any suggestions?
The rattle you hear is the passive feature...there is a little switch in them that causes it to trigger by movement. That is normal.
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a lot of posts and threads have addressed this issue .
if the battery replacement did not cure the problem , then unfortunately it's time to replace the FOB ,like I did , and buy new if you can , a bit pricey for the 97 - 99 , but that will fix your problem .
if the battery replacement did not cure the problem , then unfortunately it's time to replace the FOB ,like I did , and buy new if you can , a bit pricey for the 97 - 99 , but that will fix your problem .
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From: Huntsville AL
Originally Posted by corvettezman
a lot of posts and threads have addressed this issue .
if the battery replacement did not cure the problem , then unfortunately it's time to replace the FOB ,like I did , and buy new if you can , a bit pricey for the 97 - 99 , but that will fix your problem .
if the battery replacement did not cure the problem , then unfortunately it's time to replace the FOB ,like I did , and buy new if you can , a bit pricey for the 97 - 99 , but that will fix your problem .
