A new fob issue ...
03-22-2016, 06:29 PM
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A new fob issue ...
Or at least it's new to me. I've been having trouble with the "No Fob Detected" message, so I put new batteries in last week. Today, I went to the gym and when I turned the engine off it had a DIC message that said "No Fob ... Off or Run". I could restart the engine with the button without the fob being there, and I could also get in the door without a problem. When I got home, it turned off normally. Could have been some sort of electrical interference at the gym since I was on an Army base, but it's never done that before when I went there.
Anybody else had this one? I haven't tried the second fob, but will. Could be I'll need a new fob, or need to clean the contacts or something.
Anybody else had this one? I haven't tried the second fob, but will. Could be I'll need a new fob, or need to clean the contacts or something.
03-22-2016, 07:12 PM
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Possibly interference when you shut it off. Might have been a warning on DIC no fob detected, off or run, and you did not notice till you came back.
Likely some sort of interference. If you can open the trunk with the fob button, then it is working correctly.
03-22-2016, 09:49 PM
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I took both fobs apart and made sure everything was in the right place after the recent battery change, and they both seem to work right now. Can't get them completely snapped together though!
03-22-2016, 10:36 PM
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While I was sitting in the car with the "on or off" message, I tried the trunk and it wouldn't open. But it very well could have been interference considering where I was at the time.
I took both fobs apart and made sure everything was in the right place after the recent battery change, and they both seem to work right now. Can't get them completely snapped together though!
I took both fobs apart and made sure everything was in the right place after the recent battery change, and they both seem to work right now. Can't get them completely snapped together though!
03-22-2016, 10:56 PM
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03-22-2016, 11:13 PM
#7
Could be the phone in your pocket, could be the fact that your fob is in your left pocket, and the battery is starting to be a little weak. Heck, it could be the fact that your fob is in your purse with the magnetic clasp. It's happened to me: don't judge.
03-22-2016, 11:27 PM
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My 08 has showed (Off or Run) a few times..Why??...One day I walked about 20 feet away from it and put my fob down, then I went back to the car and opened the car put my foot on the brake and hit the start button and it started. I read somewhere in the manual about the 'Off or Run'.