Do I really need a FOB?
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Wellsboro Pa
If I unlock the car door with my key it activates the alarm. I then need to put my key in the ignition switch to shut the alarm off. It's done this for the 6 years that I have owned the car, anyone else have this happen on their C5?
Racer
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Rockville MD
That has happened to me once or twice, however my fob stopped working a while back and I have been using the key ever since with no problems ( really just laziness on my part)
Racer
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From: Springfield MO
That sounds like it's entirely possible then. You have never had a reason to need the FOB in those seven years...no alarm situations that caused you any inconvenience?
I'm not trying to cheap out at all here...more like perhaps making a choice to not use a previously unnecessary gadget just a decade ago.
If the alarm goes off people are saying the key will not start the car? Is this the deal really, and we are therefor enslaved to the use of the FOB? Is that true?
Thanks for the feedback so far guys
Bob
I'm not trying to cheap out at all here...more like perhaps making a choice to not use a previously unnecessary gadget just a decade ago.
If the alarm goes off people are saying the key will not start the car? Is this the deal really, and we are therefor enslaved to the use of the FOB? Is that true?
Thanks for the feedback so far guys
Bob
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Newark Delaware
I, for one, have had enough with this key and fob business. When the heck are they going to get us those thumbprint (or voice recognition) systems they've been promising for years? Heck, James Bond had it 20 years ago so it's got to make its way to the consumer market soon!
All seriousness aside, even my dear old mother's Prius unlocks and powers up without ever pulling the key/fob thingy out of your pocket. It is way cool. I wonder if they could make it small enough to implant it - just walk up to your car, climb in, push the start button, and go. If you're gonna dream . . . dream big!
All seriousness aside, even my dear old mother's Prius unlocks and powers up without ever pulling the key/fob thingy out of your pocket. It is way cool. I wonder if they could make it small enough to implant it - just walk up to your car, climb in, push the start button, and go. If you're gonna dream . . . dream big!
Burning Brakes
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From: N E area of state Kansas
When I first got mine I went a few months with no fob, but I am glad i boght one. I have a 99 and have the fob that auto locks/unlocks the doors, and I love it. It can be annoying when working, so just move the slider switch and turn the feature off. Fobs are kind of crappy though. I bought mine new from a dealer, and after 2.5 years the trunk button no longer works.....
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From: Fort Lauderdale Florida
That sounds like it's entirely possible then. You have never had a reason to need the FOB in those seven years...no alarm situations that caused you any inconvenience?
I'm not trying to cheap out at all here...more like perhaps making a choice to not use a previously unnecessary gadget just a decade ago.
If the alarm goes off people are saying the key will not start the car? Is this the deal really, and we are therefor enslaved to the use of the FOB? Is that true?
Thanks for the feedback so far guys
Bob
I'm not trying to cheap out at all here...more like perhaps making a choice to not use a previously unnecessary gadget just a decade ago.
If the alarm goes off people are saying the key will not start the car? Is this the deal really, and we are therefor enslaved to the use of the FOB? Is that true?
Thanks for the feedback so far guys
Bob
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From: Springfield MO
