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3nl · 08-26-2017, 12:12 AM

So tonight I got into my FR-S and went to turn the key and...won't turn. Take key out, try again, won't turn and notice the "Key not recognized" light on the dash blinking (It looks like a car on the left and a lock on the right - orange color, dead center between the tach and speed). Try about 30 more times, no dice.

I get out and check to make sure the battery in the key works - lock, unlock, and trunk pop all work from 50 feet away. The only thing the manual says is to take the key out and try again.

I ended up disconnecting the battery and reconnecting, but even that did nothing - still had the key not recognized light blinking. After about 20 minutes of constantly trying, waiting for my wife to come pick me up and bring my spare keys, it finally let me turn the key and start the car.

When I got home I tried it again, and the same thing happened, but started again after a handful of tries. Anyone else have this issue? No error codes or anything. It's a regular 2015 MT. It's still under warranty so Toyota can look at it, but I want to try and figure out what's up to make sure it actually gets fixed.

08-26-2017, 12:12 AM	#1
3nl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S 6MT Location: Madison, WI Posts: 112 Thanks: 31 Thanked 68 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Regular Key Not Recognized So tonight I got into my FR-S and went to turn the key and...won't turn. Take key out, try again, won't turn and notice the "Key not recognized" light on the dash blinking (It looks like a car on the left and a lock on the right - orange color, dead center between the tach and speed). Try about 30 more times, no dice. I get out and check to make sure the battery in the key works - lock, unlock, and trunk pop all work from 50 feet away. The only thing the manual says is to take the key out and try again. I ended up disconnecting the battery and reconnecting, but even that did nothing - still had the key not recognized light blinking. After about 20 minutes of constantly trying, waiting for my wife to come pick me up and bring my spare keys, it finally let me turn the key and start the car. When I got home I tried it again, and the same thing happened, but started again after a handful of tries. Anyone else have this issue? No error codes or anything. It's a regular 2015 MT. It's still under warranty so Toyota can look at it, but I want to try and figure out what's up to make sure it actually gets fixed.