Intermittant Door Key 2003 Forrester

[R A & F Bird]

I can't operate the door locks with the remote if the outside temperature is
below 22 deg C but OK if a warm to hot day say above 26 deg C. I have
checked the battery in the 2 keys we have but they are OK. The receiver
seems to be temperature sensitive. Has any body any suggestions?

Roger

 

[Todd H.]

I can't operate the door locks with the remote if the outside temperature is
below 22 deg C but OK if a warm to hot day say above 26 deg C. I have
checked the battery in the 2 keys we have but they are OK. The receiver
seems to be temperature sensitive. Has any body any suggestions?

Batteries are temperature sensitive.

If you've "checked" them but haven't replaced them, I'd replace them
and see if the problem magically disappears.

 

[R A & F Bird]

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Cheers,

Roger & Fotini Bird


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I can't operate the door locks with the remote if the outside temperature
is
below 22 deg C but OK if a warm to hot day say above 26 deg C. I have
checked the battery in the 2 keys we have but they are OK. The receiver
seems to be temperature sensitive. Has any body any suggestions?

Batteries are temperature sensitive.

If you've "checked" them but haven't replaced them, I'd replace them
and see if the problem magically disappears.

 

[Todd H.]

Did you mean to say more? Curious if new batteries fixed ya up.

 

[R A & F Bird]

Hi Todd,

Sorry to but still no good with new batteries. It appears to be a fault in
the car. The central locking works OK at all times if I press the
lock/un-lock button on the armrest

--
Cheers,

Roger


Did you mean to say more? Curious if new batteries fixed ya up.

 

[Todd H.]

Hi Todd,

Sorry to but still no good with new batteries. It appears to be a fault in
the car. The central locking works OK at all times if I press the
lock/un-lock button on the armrest

Well poo.

These sorts of problems are a bitch to track down.

 

[dnoyeB]

I can't operate the door locks with the remote if the outside temperature is
below 22 deg C but OK if a warm to hot day say above 26 deg C. I have
checked the battery in the 2 keys we have but they are OK. The receiver
seems to be temperature sensitive. Has any body any suggestions?

Roger

Unless you keep your FOB outside, I doubt the battery temperature is
an issue. Anyway, the transmitter has a light on it to let you know its
transmitting. If batt is low the simpliest thing to do is move the
transmitter really close to the receiver as a test.


I personally have problems with my locks. Sometimes it wont lock.
Sometimes it wont unlock. This is daily. I think its the Japanest
locking system. They have lock status switches. If the door is locked,
it may refuse to lock. If the door is unlocked, it may refuse to unlock.
Some Japanese cars do this but I am not sure if its the Subaru.

But if it is, then the lock sensor switch is probably going bad. Next
time this happens push unlock several times, then quickly unlock/lock it
with the key, and push unlock again. If it unlocks, then probably this
car does have a lock sensor switch which is going bad.


CL