Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The days of replacing a car key by having an ...

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Check your battery type. Most fobs use small coin batteries (like CR2032), so confirm before you buy. Pry it open with care. Find the seam, pop it gently—no need to wrestle with it. Replace and click ...

Time to stop holding your keys in your mouth. What do you mean, you don't do that? It's the most convenient way to hold them when you're grasping a bag of groceries while trying to get out your ...

A key fob, also called a keyless entry remote or keyless transmitter, controls your vehicle’s locks, trunk and alarm from a distance. Every key fob must be programmed to connect with a vehicle before ...

The president of the AA has revealed the lengths he goes to to safeguard his vehicles after his wife's car was stolen – including putting his keyless car fob inside his microwave. Edmund King urged ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vehicle theft is a serious problem nationwide, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reporting that a car was stolen ...

In 2007, famous "car guy" Jeremy Clarkson announced to the Top Gear audience that he had learned something that morning that he found so astonishing he had to test it. It's an oft-repeated claim, ...

In recent years, car key fobs have become less focused on the key itself and more focused on the technology that can be placed within the fob. Featured Video Now, some key fobs don’t even have keys, ...

Long gone are the days of having to use an actual key to unlock your car doors. Modern vehicles typically come with a remote key fob — a term with an interesting backstory — allowing you to lock and ...

More and more cars are rolling off the lots using key fobs to handle a variety of operations, from simply unlocking the vehicle and remotely starting it up to using a simple button push to have your ...

Look in your pocket, purse, bag, or junk drawer, and chances are you’ll find a key fob. The basic ones lock and unlock your car’s doors. The fanciest do much more. But no matter which kind you have, ...