Key Fob Issue
 

This problem started earlier this week. I have to keep pushing buttons on my fob to get the door to unlock. I changed the battery and re-married the fob by pushing one of the buttons 6 times (as instructed in my owner's manual). It seemed fixed, but the problem came back. Just now, repeatedly pushing buttons didnt' fix it so I held down the Lock Button for like 10 seconds (which should have set off the panic but didn't) and then the unlock button worked.

I see the same behavior with 2nd fob.

I have the OEM alarm. It's not in valet mode.

The red LED on the fob stays on for a long time after pushing the button, not sure if this is new behavior.

Hopefully this is just one of those RTFM things like the parking light switch. Otherwise I bet it's gonna be an expensive fix.

I'm thinking maybe loose contacts somewhere because I could have sworn my Reverse lights weren't working earlier this week but they do now (and so does the fob). Any details on what contacts I can check? I have some of that battery terminal spray. Is that good to spray on contacts? It's purple.

Bump, I'm still having this issue. I posted it on Nabisco too.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...php?p=29404062

If I can't find the issue, who should I take it too?

Pull, check and put back in all relays and fuses from both blocks and and clean anything crusty. Find any main junction/connectors between the fuse box and the security/door lock controller and pull/check/clean and plug those back in. Check connections on idividual modules as well.

Do you know where the controller is located?

I don't recall. RTFsM. :)

Have you done the obvious step of replacing the batteries in your fobs? Sure it's not very likely that they're both bad at the same time, but it's a good 1st step before tearing all the wiring out of the car.

I have. That was the first thing I tried. The manual says that the LED will stop lighting and range will be reduced when batteries are dying. My LED is bright and sometimes stays lit for a while after pushing the button when it can't comunicate to the controller.