Key fob not recognized
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Racer
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From: Carlsbad Ca
Key fob not recognized
My 2016 Stingray has sat in the garage for 6 weeks with the battery tender connected. I tried to drive it yesterday but both key FOBs have no effect on the car and the doors will not open. I used the FOB key to unlatch the hatch and opened the driver door with the manual door release.
The alarm system went off and the FOB would not silence it. Withe the driver door opened, the car still does not respond to the FOB.
What is going on?
The alarm system went off and the FOB would not silence it. Withe the driver door opened, the car still does not respond to the FOB.
What is going on?
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Start off by placing the FOB in the steering column slot. Does the car start? If so, get new batteries for both FOBs.
Further testing can be found here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...s-and-rke.html
Elmer
Further testing can be found here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...s-and-rke.html
Elmer
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Racer
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From: Carlsbad Ca
FOB not detected
Thank you forum responders......
After reading CliffB's input, I tried the obvious and easiest first. Drum roll......cymbal crash, all is well with new FOB batteries. Amazing BOTH FOB batteries would go dead at the same time!!!
I live in Carlsbad CA so have zero excuse for ever not driving my car for 6 weeks. Won't happen again!!
After reading CliffB's input, I tried the obvious and easiest first. Drum roll......cymbal crash, all is well with new FOB batteries. Amazing BOTH FOB batteries would go dead at the same time!!!
I live in Carlsbad CA so have zero excuse for ever not driving my car for 6 weeks. Won't happen again!!
Melting Slicks
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From: Ten Mile TN
Thank you forum responders......
After reading CliffB's input, I tried the obvious and easiest first. Drum roll......cymbal crash, all is well with new FOB batteries. Amazing BOTH FOB batteries would go dead at the same time!!!
I live in Carlsbad CA so have zero excuse for ever not driving my car for 6 weeks. Won't happen again!!
After reading CliffB's input, I tried the obvious and easiest first. Drum roll......cymbal crash, all is well with new FOB batteries. Amazing BOTH FOB batteries would go dead at the same time!!!
I live in Carlsbad CA so have zero excuse for ever not driving my car for 6 weeks. Won't happen again!!
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From: Chirper Island
Thank you forum responders......
After reading CliffB's input, I tried the obvious and easiest first. Drum roll......cymbal crash, all is well with new FOB batteries. Amazing BOTH FOB batteries would go dead at the same time!!!
I live in Carlsbad CA so have zero excuse for ever not driving my car for 6 weeks. Won't happen again!!
After reading CliffB's input, I tried the obvious and easiest first. Drum roll......cymbal crash, all is well with new FOB batteries. Amazing BOTH FOB batteries would go dead at the same time!!!
I live in Carlsbad CA so have zero excuse for ever not driving my car for 6 weeks. Won't happen again!!
Last edited by owc6; Mar 31, 2019 at 12:46 PM.
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From: Jacksonville Florida BWO Dayton, Cincinnati, Bloomsbury NJ, Cincinnati
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Use the fob key to open the case. Any time you use a screwdriver to to pry on the edge of the case, you can damage the FOB case. My $.02 Other than that, good video.
Elmer
Elmer
Last edited by eboggs_jkvl; Mar 31, 2019 at 08:30 AM.
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I changed The FOB battery I use all the time with a "new" one I bought cheap on Amazon in ~2 years just as a precaution. In one year it failed. Used the FOB that sat in a draw for 3 years and it also failed.
Checked both batteries with a meter I have used for years that puts a load on the battery (depending on the size selected) and both read "just in the OK" analog scale. Bought new "quality" batteries that read strongly in the GREEN good area. Both were fine.
My conclusion: the C7 FOB batteries need to be relatively new and a simple voltmeter check may not find a weak one. Also don't buy the lowest cost batteries on eBay or Amazon!
Last edited by JerryU; Mar 31, 2019 at 09:36 AM.
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Same thing happened to me - brand name, but cheap, Amazon batteries failed quickly.
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My 2014 CTS Vsport FOBs just failed within a couple of weeks of each other. The first one took me a couple of hours and a trip to the hardware store. The second one took about 2 minutes.