Key fob

[Special K]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

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[fossil]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

both fobs?

 

[White Thunder]

Ive. Replaced mine twice since Nov. 2021. I use it daily.

 

[SARCrusoe]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

I had to replace the fob battery within the first month. Dealer took care of it for me and I haven't had any issues since (4 months).
I'll give Germain Ford of Columbus, OH a shout-out b/c the folks there have been great to work with.

 

[Cfriedman1]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

Had my lariat since Nov 2022.
Been lucky it sounds like.
Never had a problem with the fob

 

[Ozarkbeard]

'23 XL Hybrid purchased 10/2/23
No fob battery issues.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

Hey, Keith. Would you please send over a private message with your VIN and dealer info so I can look into this key fob concern?

 

[tciotti2003]

Have a 2022 EB Lariat. Just changed the battery 1st time and only because it wouldn't shut off the panic alarm

 

[sprcoop]

Same battery since Sept. of 23'.

My 2012 Focus fob had the original battery when it got traded in for the Mav. Eleven years. I expect the same for the Mav.

 

[AVC]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

Buy brand name, fresh batteries for local retailers, or DigiKey, Mouser and the like. Most Xinese coin cell batteries are junk; junk chemistry, poor QC.... And be careful with Amazon, as brand name packaging can be spoofed. If Amazon, I buy directly from the Duracell, Energizer... store sites

Also avoid buying from Harbor Freight, Dollar Tree and other discounters. Even IF you find brand name products, it might be old or "C" stock the discounter wrangled from the back door of a factory.

 

[ShadowChas]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

I’ve been using mine since October 2021 almost 90k miles, same fob/same battery no problems

 

[HeyBales]

XLT no 3rd party remote start, flip-key remote.
Since Apr 23rd - no battery problem. 2-3 times a minimum, though starting to use the door lock-all at work to supposedly not enabled all security.

 

[HeyBales]

Battery needs to be replaced every month! Any others having this problem?

How often do you use it daily?

Guessing bad package of batteries too.

 

[crgator]

15 months on mine, XLT hybrid. Still going strong.

 

[cyberdog]

My Lariat's remotes both have the original batteries installed since taking delivery in April of '23, without as so much as a low-battery message on the dash. - Probably just jinxed it and I'll get a message tomorrow morning, but so far so good. Could the problem be the replacement batteries, perhaps old or an odd no-name battery from China? (I'm 'assuming' they're CR2032 or CR2025 batteries).

Better than the 12v which was replaced in Dec to cure my nearly daily deep sleep messages.

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