Intelligent Key Battery Life Sucks!!!!!!!!!
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Intelligent Key Battery Life Sucks!!!!!!!!!
I had the recall done about 3 months ago, received two brand new ikeys, due to the cellphone issue everyone knows about...
So, I have had my new key a total of 3 months, and yesterday the display informed me that the battery is low already!!!!!! WTF??!?
This is supposedly a 3 month old key straight from the factory....and I drive "normally", once in the morning to work and then on the way, nothing excessive, not like I'm driving the G as a taxi cab, with 50 starts a day.
1. Has anyone had to replace the battery, and if so, where did you get one?
2. Why didn't infiniti make the battery rechargeable, and allow us to recharge by placing in key port?
I buy a 35k luxury sedan, and I have to pry open the key fob to replace a little watch battery....pretty retarded.
So, I have had my new key a total of 3 months, and yesterday the display informed me that the battery is low already!!!!!! WTF??!?
This is supposedly a 3 month old key straight from the factory....and I drive "normally", once in the morning to work and then on the way, nothing excessive, not like I'm driving the G as a taxi cab, with 50 starts a day.
1. Has anyone had to replace the battery, and if so, where did you get one?
2. Why didn't infiniti make the battery rechargeable, and allow us to recharge by placing in key port?
I buy a 35k luxury sedan, and I have to pry open the key fob to replace a little watch battery....pretty retarded.
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Originally Posted by SilverII
not sure why you are complaining.... 3 months sounds pretty good. My mouse eats batteries every 2 months.
a new cr2032 is only 99 cents.
a new cr2032 is only 99 cents.
The one in my BMW with comfort access is projected to last 5 years, as any watch battery should, and i have had it for 2 years so far, no need to replace...
this can't be right, requiring owners to open their keys every three months.
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Originally Posted by tagheuer
You must be joking, I have to pry open my key every 3 months to replace the battery? comon.
The one in my BMW with comfort access is projected to last 5 years, as any watch battery should, and i have had it for 2 years so far, no need to replace...
this can't be right, requiring owners to open their keys every three months.
The one in my BMW with comfort access is projected to last 5 years, as any watch battery should, and i have had it for 2 years so far, no need to replace...
this can't be right, requiring owners to open their keys every three months.
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Originally Posted by tagheuer
1. Has anyone had to replace the battery, and if so, where did you get one?
2. Why didn't infiniti make the battery rechargeable, and allow us to recharge by placing in key port?
I buy a 35k luxury sedan, and I have to pry open the key fob to replace a little watch battery....pretty retarded.
2. Probably because most of us would be annoyed having to jam the key in a port, instead of just keeping it in our pockets?
3. Sorry, I'm lost on this one. Is the prying open the fob somehow problematic? Have you never replaced a remote battery before? Pretty common, I had to do it on my last two cars too, and didn't consider them particularly defective...
Good luck
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I don't think the Intelligent key recall
actually involves getting entirely new fobs. I thought they just replace a part. If so, the battery life would be counted from the time you got your car.
Originally Posted by tagheuer
I had the recall done about 3 months ago, received two brand new ikeys, due to the cellphone issue everyone knows about...
So, I have had my new key a total of 3 months, and yesterday the display informed me that the battery is low already!!!!!! WTF??!?
This is supposedly a 3 month old key straight from the factory....and I drive "normally", once in the morning to work and then on the way, nothing excessive, not like I'm driving the G as a taxi cab, with 50 starts a day.
1. Has anyone had to replace the battery, and if so, where did you get one?
2. Why didn't infiniti make the battery rechargeable, and allow us to recharge by placing in key port?
I buy a 35k luxury sedan, and I have to pry open the key fob to replace a little watch battery....pretty retarded.
So, I have had my new key a total of 3 months, and yesterday the display informed me that the battery is low already!!!!!! WTF??!?
This is supposedly a 3 month old key straight from the factory....and I drive "normally", once in the morning to work and then on the way, nothing excessive, not like I'm driving the G as a taxi cab, with 50 starts a day.
1. Has anyone had to replace the battery, and if so, where did you get one?
2. Why didn't infiniti make the battery rechargeable, and allow us to recharge by placing in key port?
I buy a 35k luxury sedan, and I have to pry open the key fob to replace a little watch battery....pretty retarded.
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I had mine for about 10 months before I've got my fob replaced(recall). No battery issue at all. I would not make a big deal out of it at the first time. If you have a same problem again and again yes you have a problem. If it happened once well be a man and take it. It could be a defective battery. I am pretty sure battery made somewhere else not at the infiniti. So it could of happen to a BMW or Jaguar or RR.
TG
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Originally Posted by G35Now!
1. Yes, after about 11 months. The BMW key you mention as an example (later in thread) is not in fact a Bluetooth key, correct? It plugs in? I think Bluetooth eats the battery faster, which doesn't particularly both me as I spent a total of $2 for two new batteries.
2. Probably because most of us would be annoyed having to jam the key in a port, instead of just keeping it in our pockets?
3. Sorry, I'm lost on this one. Is the prying open the fob somehow problematic? Have you never replaced a remote battery before? Pretty common, I had to do it on my last two cars too, and didn't consider them particularly defective...
Good luck
2. Probably because most of us would be annoyed having to jam the key in a port, instead of just keeping it in our pockets?
3. Sorry, I'm lost on this one. Is the prying open the fob somehow problematic? Have you never replaced a remote battery before? Pretty common, I had to do it on my last two cars too, and didn't consider them particularly defective...
Good luck
I am in my 13 month of ownership and haven't had to replace them yet.........BUT I am certainly not going to complain when the times comes.