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jabe · 01-19-2020, 08:20 PM

I should have tried humfrz' suggestion. I would have saved some cash, and embarrassment. But I ran out of time and got lazy.

I took the car in for scheduled service yesterday, and asked them to check out the key. They changed the battery and it started working. $5 labor plus $4 parts. Outrageous for what I could have done it for, but probably not unreasonable.

I'm still a little skeptical, though. The OEM key should have been the same age as the one in the still-working key -- why totally dead? The "new" battery I tried wasn't so new, but never used. I expect a weak battery to have reduced range, not be totally non-functional like mine was.

I'm a happy camper, though, considering.

If it hadn't been the battery, they wanted me to leave the car for a day so they could diagnose the problem. with $200 diagnostic fee, refundable if a warranty issue. I probably just wouldn't have bothered.

Thanks to everyone that replied.

01-19-2020, 08:20 PM	#6
jabe Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Drives: 2017 Toyota 86 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I should have tried humfrz' suggestion. I would have saved some cash, and embarrassment. But I ran out of time and got lazy. I took the car in for scheduled service yesterday, and asked them to check out the key. They changed the battery and it started working. $5 labor plus $4 parts. Outrageous for what I could have done it for, but probably not unreasonable. I'm still a little skeptical, though. The OEM key should have been the same age as the one in the still-working key -- why totally dead? The "new" battery I tried wasn't so new, but never used. I expect a weak battery to have reduced range, not be totally non-functional like mine was. I'm a happy camper, though, considering. If it hadn't been the battery, they wanted me to leave the car for a day so they could diagnose the problem. with $200 diagnostic fee, refundable if a warranty issue. I probably just wouldn't have bothered. Thanks to everyone that replied.