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One of the key fobs for my Evora s is quite temperamental and has a mind of its own. It doesn't lock the car sometimes ( no particular pattern) . I tried replacing the battery etc but still does the same. It's not end of the world,.The second key works perfectly all the time. Any thoughts anyone, before I take it to the dealership? 

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Might be worth another battery. Ones that you buy may have been on a shelf for a few years so could be a dud, do you have a tester?

Other than that, there's not much in a key to go wrong in truth, might be a dry joint or just plain old worn out if it's not the battery?

 

 

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A total key failure at 6 months old is the only thing that has ever left me stranded in either of my Evoras. Totally kaput - new key provided under warranty.

The only reason I didn't end up on the back of a recovery truck is due to a certain @Bibs contacting the factory and obtaining the manual deactivation code for my car from them. (Try getting that sort of service from Porsche)

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That was a funny experience too! :D

 

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I tried with couple of new batteries. Both same result. They work well in the second key fob. The car is under warranty, I will take it to the nearest dealership. But just wanted to check if there is anyone else who had this issue and had a simple fix. 

 

48 minutes ago, Colin P said:

A total key failure at 6 months old is the only thing that has ever left me stranded in either of my Evoras. Totally kaput - new key provided under warranty.

The only reason I didn't end up on the back of a recovery truck is due to a certain @Bibs contacting the factory and obtaining the manual deactivation code for my car from them. (Try getting that sort of service from Porsche)

Porsche sees circumstances like that as sales opportunities 😂

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If you know someone with a key fob tester, eg 

it may be that it is no longer transmitting properly. Sounds like a trip to the dealer.

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