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Old Nov 7, 2022 | 07:55 AM
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I had an issue with my Key Fob yesterday. When I got to my destination and turned off the car it said it couldn't find the fob.

I immediately restarted the car no problem.

But when I got out and tried to lock it it wouldn't lock.

Later I got back in and it started no problem. After parking it in my garage I tried the fob to lock it and it locked ok.

This has a fairly new battery less than 6 mos old.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance for your help.
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Old Nov 7, 2022 | 08:08 AM
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I would start by changing the battery again. cheap start if it does not fix. good luck
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I would start by changing the battery again. cheap start if it does not fix. good luck



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I changed the batteries in both fobs. It just seems like they don't last very long. I usually get 3-4 years on my Edge fob.
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I changed the batteries in both fobs. It just seems like they don't last very long. I usually get 3-4 years on my Edge fob.

That's about it for the batteries. Also, the darn things seem to die at the same time in both FOBs. Weird...



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That's about it for the batteries. Also, the darn things seem to die at the same time in both FOBs. Weird...



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That's what I am seeing. This is the 3rd time I have changed these in the 2.5 years I have had the car.
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