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Hi all! Long time lurker. First time really posting anything but these forums have helped me out a bunch before so fingers crossed!

2016 BRZ limited manual. This issue started happening sometime earlier this year. My keyfob has no issues locking/unlocking the car when I grab the handle but occasionally the keyless start wont function properly.

I'll press down the clutch but the car doesn't recognize that the key is present (the green key icon stays off, doesn't flash or anything). What's weird is that if I press the start button, the car will go into accessory mode and the key icon will start flashing green (the icon is flashing, not solid). If I press the start button again, I can turn on the AC unit but the engine wont start.

I've replaced the keyfob battery once already and it seemed to fix the issue for about a month, then it started happening again. I've also tried holding the key fob next to the start button but the car will still fail to start.

This happens very randomly. It'll be good for 2 weeks, then randomly have issues for 2 days straight, then goes back to normal for another few weeks.

Car is pretty much stock, only thing I've changed out are some of the LED bulbs in the car (switched out about 3 years ago) and the head unit (kenwood DMX9706S) was swapped out 2 years ago.

If anyone has this issue or has run into it, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Been awhile :3.

I replaced the clutch switch and haven't had any issues since!