Originally Posted by gixxerbill

So anyway me and the wife decide to bug out early Friday and see Jurrasic Something. We decide to take the vette so after changing cars(normally drive my chevy truck) backing the vette from the garage we take off. We arrive at the theater I couldn't find my key. So me and the wife are looking under the seat pockets etc and can not find the stupid key. So finally it came to me to see if it would start so I push the brake hit the ignit and no stupid key fob detected. Then it hits me when I put my truck keys back in the kitchen drawer where I always put them so I won't lose them since I am middle aged now must have accidentally put the vette fob there too but since the car was already started and moved it didn't need the fob.

So luckily I called my daughter that lives a mile away from us and has a key to our house. So I asked her to grab the key come to the theater told her where I was parked lock the vette and call me in front of the theater to give me key fob while I waited in the 6 dollar popcorn line. So it saved the movie and it was better than the last one I think.

So I hate key fobs I think they are silly dumb invention ... I miss putting the key in the ignition so you always know where they are. Somebody said on this forum once there was a pocket in the steering column for the fob which I thought was a good a idea and then someone else said you shouldn't leave the fob there for some reason can't remember. I'm semi and remembering gets harder everyday.

So what about ya'll like key fob(why I must ask) or miss the old keys in the ignition like me?

Originally Posted by LT1 Z51

Newer cars are adding a system which prevents the car from driving off without a fob. Basically it rechecks for the fob when you open and close a door.

Your experience is not uncommon. The most being that one spouse had the key, was dropped off by the other spouse and drove away stopped somewhere and now is stranded.

Originally Posted by gixxerbill

What's wrong with fat wallets?

Originally Posted by ECSIII

Got all excited when I read in this thread that a "Faraday bag" could block the fob signal. I thought that would be an easy solution for the problem of my wife carrying the second fob in her handbag and triggering the settings when she entered the passenger side before I went to the driver's side. Researched a bunch of these on Amazon and elsewhere, and found a couple that seemed ideal for a fob. But, I was disturbed by the number of comments by some purchasers saying the Faraday products stopped working or only worked part of the time after a couple of months. Could someone please explain to me why that would happen? Also would appreciate recommendations of a product with which you've had good experience including it not ceasing to function properly after a period of time.

Best regards,
Ed

Originally Posted by C6Sal

I have a problem that I'm wondering if anyone else has had. I always keep the key fob in my pocket. When I get home, sometimes I have to get out of the car to get my mail at a central mail box located within my community. So I leave the car running get my mail, climb back in the car and head to the garage in the rear of my condo. I park, shut the engine and get out. Everything remains on, not the engine of course, but the start button is still lit and the courtesy lights stay on and don't go out. I'll leave it like that for an hour and everything is still on. I have to disconnect the battery and then reconnect it to reset everything. I tried leaving the fob in the car when I get out to get the mail, but it does the same thing. If I go from one destination to the other without opening the door everything works fine. Is this the way its supposed to work? Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to correct it without disconnecting the battery??

Originally Posted by gixxerbill

So anyway me and the wife decide to bug out early Friday and see Jurrasic Something. We decide to take the vette so after changing cars(normally drive my chevy truck) backing the vette from the garage we take off. We arrive at the theater I couldn't find my key. So me and the wife are looking under the seat pockets etc and can not find the stupid key. So finally it came to me to see if it would start so I push the brake hit the ignit and no stupid key fob detected. Then it hits me when I put my truck keys back in the kitchen drawer where I always put them so I won't lose them since I am middle aged now must have accidentally put the vette fob there too but since the car was already started and moved it didn't need the fob.

So luckily I called my daughter that lives a mile away from us and has a key to our house. So I asked her to grab the key come to the theater told her where I was parked lock the vette and call me in front of the theater to give me key fob while I waited in the 6 dollar popcorn line. So it saved the movie and it was better than the last one I think.

So I hate key fobs I think they are silly dumb invention ... I miss putting the key in the ignition so you always know where they are. Somebody said on this forum once there was a pocket in the steering column for the fob which I thought was a good a idea and then someone else said you shouldn't leave the fob there for some reason can't remember. I'm semi and remembering gets harder everyday.

So what about ya'll like key fob(why I must ask) or miss the old keys in the ignition like me?

Originally Posted by joemessman

Here is a good one. My wife uses it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And on the products that quit working after a month, or work intermittently, are products manufactured with bare minimum blocking material. The one I recommend above has been in service for a year and has never failed. It is the perfect size for the Vette Fob.

Originally Posted by joemessman

It sounds like something is conflicting in the settings. Have a look in Vehicle settings. On the MyLink Infotainment dislplay select settings and then Vehicle. Then have a look at all the sub settings. There may be something set to on, or off that overrides the shutdown process. That is the first thing to check and then we can go from there.

Originally Posted by C6Sal

I have a problem that I'm wondering if anyone else has had. I always keep the key fob in my pocket. When I get home, sometimes I have to get out of the car to get my mail at a central mail box located within my community. So I leave the car running get my mail, climb back in the car and head to the garage in the rear of my condo. I park, shut the engine and get out. Everything remains on, not the engine of course, but the start button is still lit and the courtesy lights stay on and don't go out. I'll leave it like that for an hour and everything is still on. I have to disconnect the battery and then reconnect it to reset everything. I tried leaving the fob in the car when I get out to get the mail, but it does the same thing. If I go from one destination to the other without opening the door everything works fine. Is this the way its supposed to work? Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to correct it without disconnecting the battery??

Originally Posted by ECSIII

Got all excited when I read in this thread that a "Faraday bag" could block the fob signal. I thought that would be an easy solution for the problem of my wife carrying the second fob in her handbag and triggering the settings when she entered the passenger side before I went to the driver's side. Researched a bunch of these on Amazon and elsewhere, and found a couple that seemed ideal for a fob. But, I was disturbed by the number of comments by some purchasers saying the Faraday products stopped working or only worked part of the time after a couple of months. Could someone please explain to me why that would happen? Also would appreciate recommendations of a product with which you've had good experience including it not ceasing to function properly after a period of time.

Best regards,
Ed

Originally Posted by C6Sal

I have a problem that I'm wondering if anyone else has had. I always keep the key fob in my pocket. When I get home, sometimes I have to get out of the car to get my mail at a central mail box located within my community. So I leave the car running get my mail, climb back in the car and head to the garage in the rear of my condo. I park, shut the engine and get out. Everything remains on, not the engine of course, but the start button is still lit and the courtesy lights stay on and don't go out. I'll leave it like that for an hour and everything is still on. I have to disconnect the battery and then reconnect it to reset everything. I tried leaving the fob in the car when I get out to get the mail, but it does the same thing. If I go from one destination to the other without opening the door everything works fine. Is this the way its supposed to work? Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to correct it without disconnecting the battery??

Originally Posted by Hoonose

As I recall my Toyota Highlander gives you a warning if the starting fob leaves the car. I can't remember if the Vette does that. Doens't the car honk when you leave and close the drivers door?

Originally Posted by owc6

The car is designed to time out after ~20 minutes even if every light is left on, so it's not a setting issue. The only way to keep the car from timing out is to put it in Service Only Mode. Maybe, somehow you are inadvertently doing this when shutting off the car?