I had to replace my battery!!

[EVangelist]

... in the key fob

I was getting the key 'low battery' warning on the dash when starting the car. For my wife, it was getting to the point of having to hold the key against the door handle to open it, and against the start button to start it.

I guess they were the original batteries in the original fobs, so were sitting around for 2 years doing nothing until we came along.

I replaced both batteries yesterday and everything's now sweet 

[Phoebe]

Both my key batteries went flat at the same time and I only use one of them.  My first battery last 12 months.  My 2nd battery is still going after 18 months so I think we all got old batteries to start with

[jacky]

Same here. I had my car in September last year. After 6 months, the fob I used had low battery warning. The other fob was idle and get the warning as well.

[philcanberra]

Jun 1, 2015 15:07:13 GMT 11 Phoebe said:

Both my key batteries went flat at the same time and I only use one of them.  My first battery last 12 months.  My 2nd battery is still going after 18 months so I think we all got old batteries to start with

I bought 2 batteries from eBay for $1.37 and they only lasted a week or so. Got my money back and went to woolworths and bought a 2 pack of energizer batteries and they are still going after 4 months. But our 2 remotes both lasted around 27 months

[jacky]

I found batteries in Chemist Warehouse is much cheaper.

[empowerrepower]

I just replaced the battery in one fob after 2 months. Freaked out a little the first time I had difficulty starting the car.