Key Fob Battery Life
11-05-2002, 12:57 AM
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This morning saw my second key fob battery give up the ghost since I got the car in April.
What happens is that all of a sudden, the fob won't unlock the car, after 5 minutes of repeated trying the car unlocks just long enough to open the door, upon which it arms again and the alarm goes off scaring the crap out of me
Eventually, I managed to disarm the car for long enough to start it, upon which I went back into the house and found the original JDM fob which doesn't set the alarm. I know it's the battery in the fob, because this happened about 3 months ago in Hungerford market place, in front of the Saturday shopping crowd ("Oh look, there's someone breaking into that sports car over there....fancy that...."). When I got home and used the other fob, the car behaved normally (but being the lazy git I am I never bought a replacement battery - doh!).
Am I right in assuming this isn't the normal battery life for one of these things?
What happens is that all of a sudden, the fob won't unlock the car, after 5 minutes of repeated trying the car unlocks just long enough to open the door, upon which it arms again and the alarm goes off scaring the crap out of me
Eventually, I managed to disarm the car for long enough to start it, upon which I went back into the house and found the original JDM fob which doesn't set the alarm. I know it's the battery in the fob, because this happened about 3 months ago in Hungerford market place, in front of the Saturday shopping crowd ("Oh look, there's someone breaking into that sports car over there....fancy that...."). When I got home and used the other fob, the car behaved normally (but being the lazy git I am I never bought a replacement battery - doh!).
Am I right in assuming this isn't the normal battery life for one of these things?
11-05-2002, 01:03 AM
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Got my car at the beginning of May and am still on my first battery on the first remote. I use the car every day, so it gets used quite a lot. Are the buttons getting depressed in your pocket (try Prozac 
) or something? I can understand one of the remotes having a faulty battery, but both of them?
) or something? I can understand one of the remotes having a faulty battery, but both of them?
11-05-2002, 01:08 AM
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My car was hardly used (by the previous owner) for the first 15 months and then has been in daily use by me for the last 15 months and I'm still on the original battery
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11-05-2002, 01:47 AM
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Im still on my first battery after 1.5years.
Do you have the new nifty smaller Honda UK keyfob or our crappy old huge one?
Possible faulty button then it pressed constantly and hence using battery?
Keith
Do you have the new nifty smaller Honda UK keyfob or our crappy old huge one?
Possible faulty button then it pressed constantly and hence using battery?
Keith
11-05-2002, 03:31 AM
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It's the same type as yours Keith.
I don't think It's getting pressed down in my pocket, otherwise everytime I went ear the car it would lock/unlock.
The only thing I can think of is that the fobs have been kicking around at the dealers for a while and were quite old. Off to get new batteries tonight on the way home - we'll see what happens then.
I don't think It's getting pressed down in my pocket, otherwise everytime I went ear the car it would lock/unlock.
The only thing I can think of is that the fobs have been kicking around at the dealers for a while and were quite old. Off to get new batteries tonight on the way home - we'll see what happens then.
11-05-2002, 04:12 AM
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How many have you got Mark?
Quite possible they are old as they dont come with the car and any fob can be programmed to work with the car.
I had to insist they give me two when I bought my car! What use is a spare set of keys without the fob!!!
Where do I get one of the new type without spending
Quite possible they are old as they dont come with the car and any fob can be programmed to work with the car.
I had to insist they give me two when I bought my car! What use is a spare set of keys without the fob!!!
Where do I get one of the new type without spending
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11-06-2002, 12:42 AM
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All was fine last night when I went to the car, when I stopped for new batteries I locked and unlocked the car OK and this morning when I went back, the fob which didn't work yesterday (and I hadn't changed the batteries in) worked fine.
Very strange.
Very strange.
11-06-2002, 12:52 AM
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I have only just discovered that I have to hold down the unlock button to unlock but only have to press the lock button and it locks. I suspect this is by design.
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11-06-2002, 12:58 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MarkB
[B]All was fine last night when I went to the car, when I stopped for new batteries I locked and unlocked the car OK and this morning when I went back, the fob which didn't work yesterday (and I hadn't changed the batteries in) worked fine.
[B]All was fine last night when I went to the car, when I stopped for new batteries I locked and unlocked the car OK and this morning when I went back, the fob which didn't work yesterday (and I hadn't changed the batteries in) worked fine.