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it keeps saying no fob detected when i wana start my car. im just thinking of calling a towtruck. its a 2012 grand sport 24,000 miles. Thanks

salmonarmvette

Try putting the fob in the slot in the glove box.
How is the battery in the fob? Also could be interference from other electronic devices. Cell phone too close perhaps.

Vette_DD

It doesn't need a key to start the car. It only needs a fob programmed for that car. Where is the fob when you're trying to start the car? Maybe something is in the way between the fob and an antenna in the car that detects it. Maybe the fob just needs a new battery.

Give us more detailed information about what you are doing that doesn't work so we can help you.

JerriVette

So,Erie s if the fob is in the same pocket as my cell phone the car won't start...simply take fob out of pocket and the car starts...

Been doing this thing for almost a decade sometimes..

Radiowave interference. Simple solution when the D.I. C says no fob detected.

Took it to the dealer said its normal...and to just take fob out of pocket near the cell phone...

Otherwise replace the battery in car...or try the fob slot in glovebox to energize key fob battery enough to send signal.

I have 113k miles on my c6 since new....I find I replace the battery in car every 27 to 36 months even with the original AV Delco 42 month battery...

Couldn't tell you why...but it's so easy and inexpensive...again...just a heads up on what I would look at step by step...

Maybe this could help..good luck

919cw313

One hit wonder

FortMorganAl

https://my.chevrolet.com/content/dam...tte_owners.pdf

See pages 2-3 and 2-7.

Vette_DD

OP came back to the forum at 8:59 AM (CDT), but didn't respond to our posts. Guess he's decided to go ahead and call a tow truck.

Don't understand why anyone would post a Help Wanted thread, then not respond to the help posts.

Jeffs82c3

I bet the battery died in his fob, mine did it a couple months ago....

Vette_DD

But didn't you read the title of this thread, he's using a key to start the car instead of a fob? Keys don't need batteries.

Seriously, although GM says you should get about 3 years from a fob battery, many forum members have received less time from a fob, some have received 4 or 5 years from one.

windyC6

Just replaced my fob batt after about 3-4 years. Would get the no fob detected note and just thought i might as well start with the simplest fix first. So far so good. We shall see.

AORoads

I'm detecting a bit of animosity toward those who ASK for help or state a problem, and NEVER return to say anything----like "thanks," "I got it worked out," "I did call the tow truck--silly me," etc.

I can't imagine why......j/k. Hey OP Ritorna a Me!

J.Moore

Probably because they are trolls, attention seekers, agitators. Like the guy that can't figure out how to clean his windshield or the guy that can't understand why his auto C6 won't come out of park.

They aren't after help, they are after attention to see what fools, (us) will respond.

LMB-Z

I don't understand...just put the key in the slot and turn. How hard is that? Maybe his key is dead. Who knows???

jabez

he probably had the keys to his Ford truck in his pocket

BGCZO6

We've had a few over the last 4 weeks. As my Math professor used to say "It may be so, but I don't know, it sounds like bull to me"
My suspicions included, bamiyan, blazinjames, wifiog, Munir, musiqone, soodabeh, Munir, manzar.

Vette_DD

Started a new thread about something else instead of responding to this one.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-big-guys.html

Bruze

The red flags go up in my noggin when a NEW poster writes like this: hey Im mike u guys know how to fix this my buddy tried to do it but hes dumb not smart like me

Nothing capitalized, no punctuation (including no question mark after a question) the letter "u" instead of "you," several run-on sentences/fragments strung together, etc. It doesn't necessarily mean the person is a troll -- just that they're young.

Ah, government schools . . . ain't they great?

Corvette_Ed

Wut u tawkin abowt Bruze? I went to won of dem skools and I wuz lernd reel gud.

Bruze

Haha.

So did I, but they actually taught you useful things back then instead of left-wing politics.

Cuckoo

Yeah, and we all know how "wise" those "professors" are........