I replaced the battery but the problem persists. I have a 2003 Subaru Outback and over the past, week the problem has gotten really bad. Now I have to stand near my car and click "unlock" and then "lock" again and again, sometimes 10 or 20 times until it finally opens the door. And, the ignition key doesn't easily turn the door lock, although I have NEVER used the key in the door in over 3 years. Any ideas?
2006-09-29 06:54:32 · 9 answers · asked by norcalirish 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Subaru
I've eliminated the battery in the key fob as the culprit; I didn't think it was the lock linkage but I removed the door panel to check, and there was nothing wrong with the mechanical workings of the linkage. So, it could be the receiver in the car, the car's battery, or the key fob / buttons.
I don't prefer to put answers to a vote, but there are several good answers here...
2006-10-02 10:50:28 · update #1
Problem could be in the sensor inside the car, or the clicker is bad. As far as the key is concerned, it may be worn out from constant use in the ignition.
2006-09-29 06:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it isn't the key or the keyless entry, but rather something in the linkage of the lock is binding. Unless you are proficient at taking off door panels and replacing them, it's best left to the dealer to remove the panels and fix the problem with the linkage.
2006-09-29 06:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IMO you've an electric powered problem of Biblical proportions. All this intermittent crap is the precedence. i imagine you've a foul connection and / or a foul floor. Have the alternator examined. Have the battery rechecked. clean each and each of the battery connections and if all that fails you're left with one selection. start up wiggling wires searching for something lose. the precedence with intermittent issues is they are complicated to isolate because you could not be particular you're having the precedence at any particular second. to boot, in case you do locate "A" problem and fasten it you received't understand for a at the same time as no matter if it changed into "The" problem.
2016-11-25 02:39:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch the movie, "Gremlins". These little slimy creatures get into everything electronic and laugh at you when you try to get things to work. Giggle.
Seriously though "Cell Phone" towers can wreck the signal of your remote. Sometimes your dealership can change the frequency of your remote (if this happens where you mainly live). Yeah, those cell phone towers are powerful.
2006-09-30 11:56:26 · answer #4 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe your keyless got wet and it is shorting out, in that case you would have to have a new one made, which I don't know how much that costs, but could be very costly, I think.
2006-09-29 06:57:05 · answer #5 · answered by corazon_muy_dulce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem in my car. I replaced the battery in my car and it was all better
2006-09-30 16:12:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try new fob. worked for me. make sure you get it coded with purchase price. creeps at dealer tried to charge me 25 bucks extra. I said i would go to other dealer. It took 30 seconds to code it. shop around.
2006-09-29 07:00:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The real problem........Subaru Outback. Then again, what is it with you guys and batteries?
2006-09-29 06:58:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you prolly wore out your buttons, just get a new clicker for it, that's what I'd do
2006-09-29 07:02:24 · answer #9 · answered by nallard2015 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋