[Z06] Help! When Key Fob(s) Don't Work & Battery Strong
08-22-2010, 11:30 AM
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Help! When Key Fob(s) Don't Work & Battery Strong
Just went to start my 2006 Z06 this morning and it said "No key fob detected." Figured maybe the battery on the key fob had gone dead. But then got the same message when I tried my other key fob. Car battery seems fine (headlights are bright). Car ran fine yesterday.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
08-22-2010, 11:42 AM
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Just went to start my 2006 Z06 this morning and it said "No key fob detected." Figured maybe the battery on the key fob had gone dead. But then got the same message when I tried my other key fob. Car battery seems fine (headlights are bright). Car ran fine yesterday.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
then try to start it .--please see owners manual --I believe the
silver part faces the passenger's side
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08-22-2010, 11:59 AM
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Thanks. I did a search after I posted (I know, should have done it first) and saw that. Do appreciate you getting back to me.
08-22-2010, 12:07 PM
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If you didn't know about the slot in the glove compartment, I'm concerned that you don't know a bunch of other stuff about your car!!
Because you're having problems with the fobs, the first thing I'd recommend is to make sure you can get into the car if the door locks don't recognize your fob.
Make sure you go out and check your key. Make sure you know how hard you may need to turn it to get the latch to release. If it won't work at all, you'll have to check to make sure the cable is properly connected into the latch.
If your fobs don't work, and you can't get the key to work, you're just about totally SOL!!
Bob
08-22-2010, 01:21 PM
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Hmmm......
If you didn't know about the slot in the glove compartment, I'm concerned that you don't know a bunch of other stuff about your car!!
Because you're having problems with the fobs, the first thing I'd recommend is to make sure you can get into the car if the door locks don't recognize your fob.
Make sure you go out and check your key. Make sure you know how hard you may need to turn it to get the latch to release. If it won't work at all, you'll have to check to make sure the cable is properly connected into the latch.
If your fobs don't work, and you can't get the key to work, you're just about totally SOL!!
Bob
If you didn't know about the slot in the glove compartment, I'm concerned that you don't know a bunch of other stuff about your car!!
Because you're having problems with the fobs, the first thing I'd recommend is to make sure you can get into the car if the door locks don't recognize your fob.
Make sure you go out and check your key. Make sure you know how hard you may need to turn it to get the latch to release. If it won't work at all, you'll have to check to make sure the cable is properly connected into the latch.
If your fobs don't work, and you can't get the key to work, you're just about totally SOL!!
Bob
08-22-2010, 01:34 PM
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Melting Slicks
Haven't heard this one before.
If neither Fob is picked up and you know their battery's are OK, it's probably something with the electronics of the car.
I would have a dealer check it out.
If neither Fob is picked up and you know their battery's are OK, it's probably something with the electronics of the car.
I would have a dealer check it out.
08-22-2010, 03:20 PM
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if you have a cell phone charger plugged in several people including myself had problems with key fobs not being detected. unplug any cell charger you might have and try again.
08-22-2010, 08:26 PM
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Safety Car
Actually, the keyless entry system is fairly sensitive to external electrical interference. Sometimes you'll just park someplace where the fobs won't work. Sometimes this condition arises intermittently due to water on the wires. Not in the car, the wires outside. It seems especially prone to happen under gas station canopies. In the latter case I suspect the ballasts for the fluorescent lights causes the trouble.
I've had this happen out in the country more than once and I look around and there's just one little overhead electrical line 50 feet away. I asked the guys at work (I work in IT for an electric utility) and they said that was entirely possible, that little country lines are often very old. Since they don't take a lot of load they can be "leaky" and still work fine.
In any case, as long as the fobs work reliably in other locations, your car is fine.
I've had this happen out in the country more than once and I look around and there's just one little overhead electrical line 50 feet away. I asked the guys at work (I work in IT for an electric utility) and they said that was entirely possible, that little country lines are often very old. Since they don't take a lot of load they can be "leaky" and still work fine.
In any case, as long as the fobs work reliably in other locations, your car is fine.
08-22-2010, 09:55 PM
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Drifting
Ditto on the phone, mine gives me intermittent gremlins from time to time but I also have quite a bit of aftermarket electronics in the car. It's usually a matter of repositioning the FOB or placing it in the slot. Sometimes mine won't recognize the hatch and I just reach in and push the hatch button on the FOB and it opens right up.
Jay
Jay
