Credit Card Key Issue
 

So the past few days, I've been having some issues with the credit card key. The request button doesn't work sometimes. The lock/unlock buttons work fine on the key but when I go to press the little black button on the door, it doesn't register.

The light on the key blinks when I press the black button but it doesn't unlock. The weird thing too is that I can start the car but the key light is on the entire time I'm driving.

Anyone else encounter this issue?

Dying battery, perhaps?

+1 change the battery

yea I thought it might be the battery but why would the engine start and the doors not unlock?

Maybe closer proximity to the sensors.

Hey Rems, sorry to hijack this thread, but I met T today....nice guy, I'll prolly go to him to get my car touched up. Thanks for the info. dude! :) Also, he said you had an'04, but judging from this post, looks like you have an '06? lol

battery is falling below 12v but still has enough juice to crank the car? batteries are weird creatures. things like your locks/alarm system are usually the first things to start acting up.

That happened to me when my car was parked up for a week. Just drive and it should go back to normal, mine did. :) Keep the key closer also...

Make sure your interior light or anything like that isn't left on...that may have been my prob, not sure though.

Doesn't like the chicken feathers in your grille?

... sorry that's all I got.

yea I've known him since high school (for over 10 years now). Hopefully he can help out with your situation. He's been doing that for a while now (even went to Alberta during that hail storm a few years back to fix cars there).

Yea I have an '06. I don't blame him for not remembering...all my friends and I go to him for anything car related so it's hard to keep track of the model year for each car.

but yeah i guess I'll see if my other key works. If that has no issues then I'll hold off getting a new battery til the other one is on the fritz...

thanks everyone!

zerobio - it was more of a sea gull than a chicken :-P

lol yeah, I can imagine....it must be hard to remember all those cars. But I'll keep you guys posted on how it goes after I get it touched up! :)

k so I tried my other set of keys. It's definitely not the battery. I guess I'll have it checked out cuz I'm due for an oil change soon.

Thinking back about it now, when I started my car from a few weeks back, it would beep as if you walked out the car with the key. We'll see what the dealership says...

Try using the valet key. I think I read that using it resets that key light.

so I brought my car in today in the morning and picked it up after work...they said the key reprogramming was done and I'm ready to go.

So I went to my car and tried the request button...no go.

Have to bring it again next week so they can fix it.

Don't you love when people say they fixed your problem, but they really didn't do jack shit?!:banghead:

have you changed the battery on the card yet? It could be one of the RFID sensors glitching... have you tried walking to the other access points (trunk, passanger door) and does it do the same thing? if it's repeatable in 1 vacinity only, you can rule out weak battery in the keycard...

Anybody have an 06 Service Manual? There should be diagnostic steps to isolate the cause.

I dont think they understood my original problem...I think they just tested if the car started and if the buttons worked on the card...but they probably didn't test the buttons on the car.

I didn't change the battery but I used my other card. Same result. I tried the passenger door and the trunk and nothing. The light comes on on the card to indicate that it's receiving the request but the door doesnt unlock/trunk doesnt open.

I don't think it's the battery since I can start the car with it. I tried starting the car with the key outside the car and it won't turn. Once I bring it in the car, the car starts but the key light is constantly on (as if the key was outside).

Everything works but the request button and the key light being on. All the buttons on the card works to lock and unlock the doors as well as open the trunk.

Update: Brought my car in this morning. Got dropped off at the train station to get to work and before I even got to work, they said called saying my car was ready for pick up. They need to order a new antenna which means I'll have to bring it back...again. Third time better be the charm or else I'm gonna have to start charging them for wasting my time.

Reviving old thread.....but just curious. I have an 06, and have had to resort to using my valet key to crank the car. I lost the other one :( Is the repair covered under warranty, and anyone know the cost to replace the second key card?

ebay

Do you by any chance carry the key in the same pocket as a cell phone? When I place my key in proximity to my iPhone, all hell breaks loose. Keep your key and any phone separate.

the little change pocket on most jeans is the perfect size for the card key.. cell phone goes in the back pocket

It must b nice to even have a remote...damn dealership....

It's going to depend on how tight your jeans are. My pockets are useless.

Rx8 remote is funny thing. Trunk button has never worked, except for twice accidentally in the past 3 years. I couldn't figure out at first why my trunk opened for apparently no reason. People seem confused when they ask why I don't have keyless trunk entry.

Rems, i have the credit card keys as well, so does Kane(local to me)...

we have discovered that some cell phones, or secured entry type keys tend to fry our credit card keys... i dont know if its some kind of interference or what, but we've both had it happen a couple times and narrowed it down to what we put in our pocket with the keys...