Key Fob

[GetSmrt28277]

Has anyone had problems with their key fob? 4 months old and stopped working..not dropped, near water or anything else I can think of. I know how to change the battery (thanks to Evilution) and have not changed it yet.

Thank goodness I was at home where the spare was at.


Any issues out there on this yet?

[JPaul]

One member had the key in his pocket and a colleague told him that his smart kept beeping: something was actually pressing on the key/fob buttons at every step, triggering the car (through walls, though not far) to re-lock each and every time. Obviously, that would have drained the battery quickly...
Since that post, I make sure that the fob isn't in a position to be pressed-on accidently.

In "normal" use, a key should last 1-2 years before a battery change is needed.

[Rmichael1]

Originally Posted by JPaul

One member had the key in his pocket and a colleague told him that his smart kept beeping: something was actually pressing on the key/fob buttons at every step, triggering the car (through walls, though not far) to re-lock each and every time. Obviously, that would have drained the battery quickly...
Since that post, I make sure that the fob isn't in a position to be pressed-on accidently.

In "normal" use, a key should last 1-2 years before a battery change is needed.

Yep, my key does the same thing I found when I was washing it with key in pocket I kept setting it off. Reposition the key and continue. Hope that's all the problem you had. My New Beetle key was about $180 to replace.

[minibmw]

Well 8k miles (1st one in MA) and no problems until about a week ago. I left my key in the ignition for a week (in my garage) while I was away and when I came back, the battery was dead. There were no accessories or lights on... it seems the key drew enough over the week to kill the battery.

Also I lost my second key fob and just ordered a replacement for $163! $46 for the metal part of the key and $107 for the "radio" fob part + taxes!

I ordered the key when I brought it in for a sticky shifter - difficulty getting it in and out of Park. That has been the first problem of any kind I have had... not even a rattle or squeak!

[GetSmrt28277]

thanks for the replies. So far, it lives on my counter at the front door and is only in my pocktbook while I am at work. I'll know if it is the battery this weekend.

It the key part of the warranty?

[JPaul]

No reason it shouldn't! Unless you damage the key (i.e. run over) or loose it. Then, replacement is a $300+ proposition, it requires new programming "live" from Smartville/Europôle.