Key-fob intermittently not working

[FR-S2GT86]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

He was then a week free of issues and had no further starting nor electrical problems other than the fob.
At least he eventually went to step one.

We had a guy on here a few years ago that no matter what the issue was his answer was "your alternator is done you need a new one".
Trunk won't open = Alternator
Tires low on pressure = Alternator
Seat won't move = Alternator

Pretty sure he was in the alternator sales business!

I have no reason not to believe you about that guy selling alternators, and that may be true, but I'm in the troubleshooting and problem solving business, not the sales business. If you go back and re-read what I wrote to him in Post #8, I never told him that he needs to go out right away to replace his battery. I told him that AFTER he checks all his cables, and terminals and then AFTER a good load test of the battery and charging system, or try an overnight trickle charger, then go from there. If it led to that, then he MIGHT need to replace the battery. (I even capitalized the word "after" in that post as well, to make sure that I was being as clear as I could be.)

Replacing parts is the last thing to do AFTER a proper diagnosis. He also said that his battery failed the load test, but he didn't mention if he performed the proper battery maintenance before he had it tested....AND....he didn't say if he had his CHARGING SYSTEM tested at that same time.

Your comment today makes it look like it's MY fault and you're blaming ME that he replaced his automotive battery (whether it was necessary or not) BEFORE he replaced the battery in his transmitter, when clearly, that is NOT the case.

[soundman98]

methinks you're reading too much into tcoat.

he's about facts, not blame.


i'm also not entirely convinced that most automotive load testers in parts stores aren't biased towards battery failure, but that might be a better talk for a different time.

[Tokay444]

Tl;dr
If you keep it close to your cell phone, it’ll chew through batteries.
Even with a full battery, it’ll struggle to transmit in close proximity to your phone.

[FR-S2GT86]

Originally Posted by soundman98

methinks you're reading too much into tcoat.

he's about facts, not blame.


i'm also not entirely convinced that most automotive load testers in parts stores aren't biased towards battery failure, but that might be a better talk for a different time.

I'm not reading into Tcoat, I'm reading into his comment and quoting me on mine. Because that's the way it came across.

He certainly has an opportunity to rebutt what I've said......

[JD001]

Originally Posted by FR-S2GT86

I'm not reading into Tcoat, I'm reading into his comment and quoting me on mine. Because that's the way it came across.

He certainly has an opportunity to rebutt what I've said......

I was trying to compute the above but my battery died!!

[FR-S2GT86]

Originally Posted by JD001

I was trying to compute the above but my battery died!!

Hah!

Well make sure you find the root cause before you go out and replace it. (And you can quote me on that!)