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      07-31-2022, 08:16 PM   #1
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Key Fob Battery Issue

I am having an issue with my key fob draining the battery about 2-4 weeks. Any thoughts on why this maybe happening?

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proximity to the car, do you leave it close by? It's talking to the car.....

wastes battery.

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proximity to the car, do you leave it close by? It's talking to the car.....

wastes battery.

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With an attached garage, it's hard for the key not to be "close" to the car.

I have had the car for 4 years and never had this issue before.

Strange.
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oh, interesting, yes, my keys are close in same situation and the second key sits in a desk drawer over the parking spot LOL.

I was just thinking out loud I guess.

Odd that would just start to happen. Perhaps a bad batch of replacement batteries???

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oh, interesting, yes, my keys are close in same situation and the second key sits in a desk drawer over the parking spot LOL.

I was just thinking out loud I guess.

Odd that would just start to happen. Perhaps a bad batch of replacement batteries???

Mike
My service adviser spoke with the shop forman and he recommended that I switch the battery to a non energizer battery which mine was. I switched to a Duracell. We'll see if that helps.
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