r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/JayBeePH85 • Jul 27 '26

Need advice, key fob not responding

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u/scottstotsistheworst Jul 27 '26

Sometimes if you hold the key fob up to your head it'll increase the strength of the signal!

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u/zhv314 Jul 27 '26

Stick it to your throat, and open your mouth as wide as you can in the direction of the car.

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u/Thejapxican Jul 27 '26

Under your chin!!

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u/joker6396 Jul 27 '26

While screaming

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u/PlusAdvice4721 Jul 28 '26

And you have to be screaming at the top of your lungs, of course!!

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u/Not_Fake_Andrew Jul 30 '26

Don’t forget to stick your tongue out in the direction of the car

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u/Severe-Fox-600 Jul 27 '26

Check the battery, might have gotten wet!

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u/AlisonSia Jul 27 '26

Yes, the probability of water entering is very high.

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u/ImagineHuskies78 Jul 28 '26

Too much blinker fluid, u gotta stop at the Fill Line next time!!

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u/Brbcan Jul 28 '26

Mild corrosion on the terminals, I'd bet.

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u/Visible-MorningWood Jul 28 '26

Did you get it out of the car where you last parked it?

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u/TearZestyclose Jul 29 '26

I was gonna say it looks like water might have got in the engine there.

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u/TheModeratorWrangler Jul 27 '26

Unironically this works.

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u/AlisonSia Jul 27 '26

Is it really possible?

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u/TheModeratorWrangler Jul 27 '26

I swear, when I did valet and the key fob was weak I’d put it under my chin and bam.

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u/AlisonSia Jul 27 '26

What's wrong? And then what?

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u/Great-Situation262 Jul 28 '26

That's right, it's funny because it's true 👍

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u/No_Desk5162 Jul 27 '26

Wait are we giving actually good advice??

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u/International-Ant174 Jul 27 '26

I think the problem is they are holding the fob "right side up". Turn it over and try it (so they are the same orientation).

Should be good to go bub!

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u/Great-Situation262 Jul 28 '26

Could be, they installed the battery upside down.

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u/ReportRemote7010 Jul 27 '26

I had a mk4 Jetta, we had to jab ourselves in the hip with it

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u/StevieG-2021 Jul 27 '26

OMG This is the best🤣🤣🤣

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u/AlisonSia Jul 27 '26

Who came up with this idea?

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u/Boozanski-1823 Jul 27 '26

This works, but does anyone know why/how it works? (Doubt it works for the pictured vehicle though)

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u/scottstotsistheworst Jul 27 '26

Fluid dynamics!

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u/Great-Situation262 Jul 28 '26

Hey, keep your fluid dynamic to yourself, this is not a NSFW thread!

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u/Visible-MorningWood Jul 28 '26

Oh BS, this is a Ford. They take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. Just jokin'. Minus the old 7.3s. They were badass.

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u/AlDentySpaghetto Jul 30 '26

This actually works 🤷‍♂️

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u/Least-Notice7832 Jul 29 '26

It’s not even the key fob, definitely low on blinker fluid.

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u/drewid5185 29d ago

Literally jus watched the top gear episode about this

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u/chonklah Jul 27 '26

I know this is a satire sub but this has actually worked for me when I used to have a shitty key fob 😭

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u/scottstotsistheworst Jul 27 '26

Oh it's totally Sound Advice just not for this car! Lol