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Old 04-14-2012, 07:28 AM
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keyless entry battery life is horrific

I did a search to no avail, and maybe its a brain dead question/issue. I replaced the battery multiple times in the past few months, the latest of which was last saturday. aaand now it's dead. I honestly probably only used it 20 times at most in the past week.
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 09:03 AM
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There's got to be something wrong with the fob. I haven't changed the battery in mine in 2.5 years.
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 10:02 AM
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Get a new remote or are you buying battery's at the 99cent store? I'm still using the same battery in my remote that Infiniti gave me in 2K04....Gary
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 10:18 AM
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It's the Keyfob. I just ran into this problem thinking it was the battery but really it's a loose connection between the battery and where it sits inside the Keyfob. eBay sales keyfobs. That's where I will buy mine soon. I jus wonder how much Nissan will charge me to program it :-(
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 01:53 PM
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haha 5 bucks a pop for those bleeping batteries! sounds good though, thanks for the replies.
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 04:08 PM
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It's the Keyfob. I just ran into this problem thinking it was the battery but really it's a loose connection between the battery and where it sits inside the Keyfob. eBay sales keyfobs. That's where I will buy mine soon. I jus wonder how much Nissan will charge me to program it :-(
Fix the loose connection then
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 09:00 PM
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I have my original batteries in both my remotes from purchasing my G brand new back in Early 2005.
 
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Originally Posted by gary c
Get a new remote or are you buying battery's at the 99cent store? I'm still using the same battery in my remote that Infiniti gave me in 2K04....Gary
Me too... never replaced the battery in either of my key fobs and both are original from 2004. I use the same key fob almost all the time while the other sits in the house as a spare. Now that I mentioned it, watch them both die on me tonight.
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 11:53 PM
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How do you change the battery in them?? I have an 06 and i looked at it and have no clue haha... Mine will die and then a few hours later work again...
 
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How do you change the battery in them?? I have an 06 and i looked at it and have no clue haha... Mine will die and then a few hours later work again...
There's a crevice in the middle of the remote, pop it open with a small flathead screwdriver, the battery pops straight out. Go to CVS and buy a Duracell battery and replace it, pop it on, slowly close the remote, you're done.
 
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Old 04-15-2012, 11:39 PM
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I've been having some issues with my remote for the past few months, it would take many attempts to unlock the door. I replaced the remote battery and it didn't do anything.

Just last Friday, my car didn't start up and I had to replace my car battery. After I replaced the battery , my remote no longer have any issues and responds perfectly. So it could be your car battery... our cars are getting old, especially if you are still on the OEM battery.
 
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Old 04-15-2012, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by STLG35guy
It's the Keyfob. I just ran into this problem thinking it was the battery but really it's a loose connection between the battery and where it sits inside the Keyfob. eBay sales keyfobs. That's where I will buy mine soon. I jus wonder how much Nissan will charge me to program it :-(
You just need to find a locksmith that can program car keys, he has to have a "Consult II" I believe its called.

My key is taking a crap, buttons on fob wont work.
 
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Old 04-16-2012, 12:17 AM
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Thanks for that info. All call and get some prices from people. I'm Saleing my Nissan intelligent Keyfob and using that money to buy another Infiniti KeyFob. I wonder if the locksmith can make the uncut key work with my car too? I'm sure for extra money. Man I hope it's not crazy amount more to program and cut the key for me
 
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Old 04-18-2012, 02:32 PM
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Just as a follow up, i got my new key fob in the mail today and programmed it myself with the included instructions in about 2 minutes. It was about as simple as possible and works awesomely. so no need to worry about getting it programmed for money. i got it from this guy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-NISSAN-4...#ht_576wt_1270
 
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I'm a idiot. I thought we were talking about the intelligent key fob the whole time here.
 


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