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Jan 15, 2017 | 07:12 PM

garye

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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15, '21

trouble with key fob

my 2013 vette has been garaged for several months. When I went to start it it said it didn't recognize my 2 key fobs. Any ideas as to whats going on???

Jan 15, 2017 | 07:15 PM

meanjoe

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I'd just open the owners manual and follow the instructions. Pretty simple to program................................. ..............
OK, I get it now. Don't try to program your fob.

Last edited by meanjoe; Jan 19, 2017 at 04:48 PM. Reason: Wrong answer.

Jan 15, 2017 | 08:03 PM

cclive

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Have you tried them in the glovebox slot? My first thought would be a low car battery.

Jan 15, 2017 | 08:03 PM

garye

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Quote:

Originally Posted by meanjoe

I'd just open the owners manual and follow the instructions. Pretty simple to program.

Thanks, any idea what causes that to happen?

Jan 15, 2017 | 08:09 PM

EVRose

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Originally Posted by cclive

Have you tried them in the glovebox slot? My first thought would be a low car battery.

Do not attempt to do any reprograming on the fobs. They do not lose their memory.

Jan 15, 2017 | 08:10 PM

cclive

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Originally Posted by EVRose

Do not attempt to do any reprograming on the fobs. They do not lose their memory.

I agree and was writing something to that effect when EV beat me to it. LOL

Put a charger on that battery.

Last edited by cclive; Jan 15, 2017 at 08:11 PM.

Jan 15, 2017 | 08:39 PM

Vette_DD

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Quote:

Originally Posted by meanjoe

I'd just open the owners manual and follow the instructions. Pretty simple to program.

NO! NO! You don't need to reprogram fobs. All you can accomplish is to wipe out the programming if you have a problem while trying it.

Fobs don't become un-programmed just laying around.

As previously indicated above, probably a low car battery.

Last edited by Vette_DD; Jan 15, 2017 at 08:40 PM.

Jan 19, 2017 | 04:18 PM

Seadawg

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And, it is also an easy fix to change the FOB batteries. It's a little strange both would go dead at the same time, but still about a $5 fix, and it can't hurt to do.