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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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The key fob for my 2000 Coupe stopped working so I resynced it per the owners manual and it worked fine... but for less than a day. Changed the fob battery and it didnt help. I can continue to resync it but it looks like the computer is losing the sync memory. Thanks in advance for any ideas!
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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The fobs appear to have a lifetime built into them with either inferior parts or solder joints that fail. Some have had success resoldering the one 4-pin device that some have found with bad joints. Most, including myself, just replaced them with new ones.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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I had the same problem when I bought my 2000 C5. I just replaced the remote. Works fine now.
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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I had the same problem with the one for my 99. It would loose sync after about 24 hours unless you used it everyday. Finally just bought a new one.
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Default Thanks for the help

Any favorite sources for new fobs?
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Gene Culley at www.gmpartshouse.com
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