I keep losing my memory settings! I have done everything by the book and sometimes it works for a few days then it is just gone! any suggestions?

 

Are you sure you're using the same numbered fob every time? What are you actually programming that gets lost, driving position, easy exit, mirror settings, what?

 

I use my FOB only, but my husband has the same problem with his. The only thing we seem to lose is the driving position as well as the easy exit, the mirror settings seem ok. Last week my memory settings stayed right for the entire week, then my husband drove the car, with his FOB, put in his memory settings AGAIN, it did not work, and when I got back in the car with my FOB, my settings were gone! It has a mind of its own!

I put it in reverse (6-speed), hand brake on, do the seat settings, push the memory 1 button until it beeps twice, do the same with the exit button after putting in the exit position, and it will not recall. HELP!

 

Oh no! Shades of C5!
My '99 had that same Old Timer's disease, on and off, for years. It got so bad, I shut it off and went manual seat.

 

Oh no! Shades of C5!
My '99 had that same Old Timer's disease, on and off, for years. It got so bad, I shut it off and went manual seat.
Sometimes, removing the negative on the battery for 10 min would reset it.
Also try this:
Engage each individual seat directional control to all its limits, front-back ,up-down etc. Sometimes that resets the memory's limits.

 

What got me and my wife was that the first time she drove it I was in the car helping her get set up and the car was seeing both fobs. When that happens it considers fob 1 to be the live one. As you might guess the memory was a little screwed up for us both when that happened. This could be causing you problems if you were both in the car when your hubby was driving and he did his memory settings.

 

By holding down the accessory side of the starter button, you can get it switch to fob2. I've seen it, at least, displayed on the DIC, but I only keep one fob around, and never programmed the 2nd fob.

 

If you're using FOB 1 and programming your settings, you store your driving positions (seat, mirrors, telescoping sterring wheel) using memory button 1, right? When your husband programs his settings, he's using FOB 2 and storing his settings with memory button 2, right.

Of course, when you store seat & steering wheel exit position, you only have one memory button for both of you.

The point I'm getting at is that when storing driving settings, you're using different FOBS AND different buttons to store them, right? (Not trying to be a smart aleck, just making sure you're using different buttons AND FOBS).

 

Yes, I have FOB #1, do my settings, and press memory button 1, hold until I hear the beeps, so i assume it programmed the position. I drive the car to work every day, so my husband is not in the car, and his FOB is in the house. Plus I understand the exit button is for both, but it does not recall the exit I put in.

Does it matter whether you have the seat belt on, off? Car running or not? Grasping at straws now!!

Today when I did the settings, I put the seat where I wanted it when driving, and low and behold when I pressed the my Memory Button #1 when I left work, the seat went in reverse instead of forward! I'M SO CONFUSED. I would think it's me, but my husband cannot figure it out either. Maybe I just need to take it to the dealer and see if something is wrong!

 

It's been awhile since I programmed my driving & exit positions, so I don't remember whether the engine had to be running or not when you saved the driving position. And the owner's manual doesn't say. Maybe we need to review the FAQ to see if it tells us.

However, when I use the memory button to set my driving position, I do it before starting the engine and my parking brake is always on. Again, not sure whether the parking brake setting is required or not. The book does say that if the engine is on, the parking brake must be set (manual tranny only) for the driving position button to work.

Don't have any other suggestions. Maybe someone else will chime in with something we've overlooked. Otherwise, you might need to take it to your dealer. If you do, let us know the outcome.

BTW, it does appear from the diagram on page 2-66 that there are in fact 2 positions of the memory button for easy exit. I've not looked closely at mine lately since mine is automatic when I open the door. May be 1 end of the button for driver 1 and the other end of the button for driver 2.

Good luck.

 

I'm sorry if we are asking stupid and obvious questions, but when you set the memory, are you holding the memory button until it beeps twice?

 

Yep! I have just about worn out page 2-66, but i will open the book up one more time and go through the steps! It seems like i am the only one having this problem!

 

If/when you get to page 2-67, right-hand side, where it talks about recalling an exit position, there is an error on the printed page.

Where is says, "If you have a manual transmission vehicle, press and release the exit button. If the vehicle is on, the parking brake needs to be set to recall the memory position.", mark through the part that says, "If the vehicle is on," because the parking brake must always be set to recall the memory position.

 

Lower your expectations. I had a Lexus and the memory(s) worked always. In my Tahoe and C6, you never know where the seats will go. Usually works right...but sometimes sets slightly off....

chevy just hasen't got it quite right yet.

 

Desperate suggestion time. Any cell phones nearby when these things are going on? 3 days a week, I drive 20 miles with my cell phone clipped to my belt on the left side, with my fob in my right-hand pocket.

For about a month and a half, nothing strange happened with the combination. All of a sudden, about 3 weeks ago, after I pulled into my carport, put the tranny in reverse, pulled up the emergency brake, and pushed the bottom of the start/rap/acc switch, the engine kept running and I got a message on the DIC to stop or keep running (don't remember the exact wording), then something about FOB not found.

Try this with no cell phones nearby. Start the engine, put the tranny in neutral, leave the emergency brake on (doesn't matter about seat belt), and with only FOB no. 1 in the car, program the driving position seat, steering wheel, mirrors. Hold memory button 1 until 2 beeps. Move seat & steering wheel to exit position and hold one side of exit memory button until 2 beeps. Put tranny in reverse, shut off engine, remove fob 1 from car.

Repeat process with only fob 2 in the car, except use the other side of the exit memory button when programming it and save driving position with memory button 2.

See what happens. Report good results here. Take bad results to dealer.

 

Mine is doing the same thing. I will try to reset it today.

 

I can't believe that I missed this earlier. I KNOW what the problem is. Look at your "avatar" picture. You have the Corvette parked next to a Triumph. That car is from the "Lucas - Prince of Darkness" era.

It's pretty obvious that they are close enough for the virus to spread....

 

Let's hope the "fluid leakage" virus does not spread to the vette!

 

I unplugged the cell phone yesterday and moved the seats to the etreme back and forward positions (suggested by someone else), set my new settings/exit, AND IT HAS WORKED GREAT FOR TWO DAYS! Have not tried FOB 2 yet.

Thanks for your suggestions.

 

Keep us posted. Good Luck.