how to tell when key fob battery is dying?

[haviland]

My '17 hesitates to start when it get's a little colder out, like 18 or 19 degrees F.

Is it possible the key fob battery is on its way out?

Anyone else have this issue?

Peter

 

[Motorcity muscle]

Do you have to keep pushing fob button or is the truck turning over and not starting. Would think if key FOB battery is low you would have trouble un-locking/locking doors.

 

[BlueStangGT]

Depends on the symptom but yes, it’s possible. They’re usually super simple to replace... give it a try and see what happens.

 

[07navi]

Just replace the battery for starters...............cheap and easy

 

[Plati]

take battery out and measure the voltage?

they usually start requiring you to be closer and closer to the vehicle as they go

i've also had the buttons get "dirty" or slight oxidation (inside) that cleaning helps

i remember once my mother was slamming the tv remote on the table saying it wasn't working right. Mom its a bad battery --- geez

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

My '17 hesitates to start when it get's a little colder out, like 18 or 19 degrees F.

Is it possible the key fob battery is on its way out?

Anyone else have this issue?

Peter

Try your second fob to see if the hesitation is present when cold.

The battery is a CR2032 - and very easy to replace. Instructions are in the vehicle owner’s manual.

 

[07navi]

You can probably get those batteries at your grocery store.

 

[cullinan18]

I have more of an issue of trying to start the vehicle with the fob in my pocket. I end up having "no key detected" messages every 2-3 months. So, I replace a lot of these batteries.

 

[justinp16ex]

My '17 hesitates to start when it get's a little colder out, like 18 or 19 degrees F.

Is it possible the key fob battery is on its way out?

Anyone else have this issue?

Peter

Is this with remote start or starting from inside vehicle?

 

[07navi]

New FOB"s don't cost that much either I got an extra one that is hidden outside my car.