Where in the car is the receiver for the key fob door locks located? Under adverse conditions, like weak fob battery, frozen lock, so I can't insert the key, where would be the best place to attempt unlocking with the fob? I often have to wace the fob around to unlock, especially from the back. (Yesterday while I was out I could not unlock the car with my fob and could not insert the key because the keyhole was frozen. Got a ride home and today came back with a fresh battery in my fob and some lock de-icer. The fob still did not work, but the de-icer did.)
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So you're talking about the antenna around the ignition lock. Where is the antenna that receives the lock/unlock/panic signal from the key fob from outside the car? Under ideal conditions I can do that standing at the window inside my house, but sometimes I have to wave the fob around standing right next to the car.
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Would this be it? In the dash near the ignition switch? Probably best signal would be through the windshield?
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What happened was that on a very cold day I unlocked the car with the key fob and drove into town on an errand. When I was done I tried to unlock it with the fob but it didn't work and the door handle keyhole was frozen. A family member came out with a spare key fob, which didn't work either. I got a ride home and checked the battery in my key fob and it was 2.75 volts, so I replaced it with a new one. The next day we came back and the key fob still didn't work, so I used lock de-icer to get the key in the door to unlock it. When I got home the key fob worked fine. I suspect the door lock mechanism might have been frozen. But thanks for the tip about holding the key against the chest.
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I think water got in the lock tumbler from a recent ice storm. Meanwhile I'm guessing condensation froze inside the door, jamming the mechanism. It then thawed on the way home.
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I was thinking the linkage may have frozen. Anyway, all's well that ends well.
BTW, in checking and replacing batteries in the four keys that I have, I found two didn't work. The original Chrysler one appeared to have a broken solder joint, which I fixed, but it still didn't work, and another one with a broken case was intermittent, then stopped working. It physically unlocks the door, but will not turn in the ignition. Maybe the circuit board is pooched. With only two working fob keys, time to order another from Amazon so I don't have to spend big bucks at the dealer if I lose a key.
BTW, in checking and replacing batteries in the four keys that I have, I found two didn't work. The original Chrysler one appeared to have a broken solder joint, which I fixed, but it still didn't work, and another one with a broken case was intermittent, then stopped working. It physically unlocks the door, but will not turn in the ignition. Maybe the circuit board is pooched. With only two working fob keys, time to order another from Amazon so I don't have to spend big bucks at the dealer if I lose a key.
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