Car won't start

[majik755]

Cleaned up my XLR and rove it a while today. Went to go to dinner and the door wouldn't open, the red light on the door lock lit and stayed lit when I tried to open it, then it wouldn't open. tried again and the door opened, the the car would not start. The DIC says NO FOB DETECTED. The car then auto locked and I couldn't open the door to get out. The top was down so I climbed out. Tried the second FOB, same thing. I'm baffled...

 

[First Robin]

Why didn't you use the manual lever inside the car to open the door? How long since you replaced the batteries in your fobs? Sorry you had to climb out, I don't think I could do that anymore, probably would fall on my head and break my neck.

 

[ccclarke]

Did you try placing your fob in the glove box slot to try and start the car?

CC

 

[majik755]

Amazing solution...

YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS!!!!

Frustrated, I returned to my Living Room (which is directly above the garage). Was now ticked off and late for dinner so grabbed the keys to my wife's SUV. Picked up the TV remote, turned off the TV, and then picked up the remote to my fancy TV lift cabinet to lower the TV (wife hates seeing the tV when not in use). Then I noticed the lift remote which is RF not IR was stuck in the "on" or "up" position. I unstuck the key and lowered the TV. A a lark, on the way out I tried the XLR, it opened and started like nothing was wrong. When I returned from dinner I went upstairs, got the RF lift control. Sure enough when I held it in the "on" position I could not unlock the car. Turned it off it opened. Likewise with the car starting, if I held the RF control "on" the car would not start! XLR owners beware, RF frequency controls disable our cars fob electronics...go figure. Bet i cold drive everyone crazy if I showed up to one of the XLR group meets with my TV lift controller

 

[Jetboy]

YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS!!!!

Frustrated, I returned to my Living Room (which is directly above the garage). Was now ticked off and late for dinner so grabbed the keys to my wife's SUV. Picked up the TV remote, turned off the TV, and then picked up the remote to my fancy TV lift cabinet to lower the TV (wife hates seeing the tV when not in use). Then I noticed the lift remote which is RF not IR was stuck in the "on" or "up" position. I unstuck the key and lowered the TV. A a lark, on the way out I tried the XLR, it opened and started like nothing was wrong. When I returned from dinner I went upstairs, got the RF lift control. Sure enough when I held it in the "on" position I could not unlock the car. Turned it off it opened. Likewise with the car starting, if I held the RF control "on" the car would not start! XLR owners beware, RF frequency controls disable our cars fob electronics...go figure. Bet i cold drive everyone crazy if I showed up to one of the XLR group meets with my TV lift controller

Oh the fun we are going to have with that in Colorado Springs

 

[Crimson Pearl]

And get familiar with the manual door release levers!

 

[HOMEGAMEROOM]

Sometimes it's relatively easy to create a "broadcast storm" with electronics. I occasionally get one at home, and EVERYTHING in my house works on WiFi, from the thermostat to the stereo, so EVERYTHING quits working.

I feel your pain, though I haven't had any problems with the XLR.... yet!

 

[Lola's Mom]

Oh brother --- I didn't understand a single thing you said.

Someday I am going to be in real trouble .... I just know it.

 

[HOMEGAMEROOM]

Don't worry - you'll always have help as long as you have grandkids!

 

[Lola's Mom]

I'm still trying to figure out this DROID. Everytime I think I "get it" I find something else it does ... tonight's lesson ... making 30 sec videos ...

BTW - if I have one of my grand's in the car, that means Ray isn't ...

I think I've hijacked this thread and I'm going to be in trouble .... again.

 

[Popbigguy]

YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS!!!!

Frustrated, I returned to my Living Room (which is directly above the garage). Was now ticked off and late for dinner so grabbed the keys to my wife's SUV. Picked up the TV remote, turned off the TV, and then picked up the remote to my fancy TV lift cabinet to lower the TV (wife hates seeing the tV when not in use). Then I noticed the lift remote which is RF not IR was stuck in the "on" or "up" position. I unstuck the key and lowered the TV. A a lark, on the way out I tried the XLR, it opened and started like nothing was wrong. When I returned from dinner I went upstairs, got the RF lift control. Sure enough when I held it in the "on" position I could not unlock the car. Turned it off it opened. Likewise with the car starting, if I held the RF control "on" the car would not start! XLR owners beware, RF frequency controls disable our cars fob electronics...go figure. Bet i cold drive everyone crazy if I showed up to one of the XLR group meets with my TV lift controller

Maybe this is what's going on with all the Toyota's . Someone pushing their remote button somewhere!!

 

[mtrocket]

I think I've hijacked this thread and I'm going to be in trouble .... again.

Wouldn't be the first time!!!

 

[majik755]

Can't believe I forgot about the manual release lever, maybe it was because my head was about to explode when the car wouldn't start ... lol or a senior moment

Luckily I was alone in the garage, must have been a sight to see

Thankfully it was a costless repair

 

[b_pappy]

This is good to know, I know my Corvette acts up in the SouthCoast casino in Las Vegas, I need to use the key to get in. I wonder if it is sort of a protection, the car sees all the signals bombarding it and thinks it s being hacked / broken into and shuts down?
Bruce

 

[ChicagoDave]

Sometimes it's relatively easy to create a "broadcast storm" with electronics. I occasionally get one at home, and EVERYTHING in my house works on WiFi, from the thermostat to the stereo, so EVERYTHING quits working.

I feel your pain, though I haven't had any problems with the XLR.... yet!

My wife tried to take the XLR today (only the 3rd time she's taken it to work) and once she got in the car, it wouldn't start (of course, I was already on my way to work, 1/2 hour away when she called me). I tried to get her to put her FOB in the slot in the glovebox, but she couldn't find the slot (was still dark at 6:30am). She said she couldn't get OUT of the car either. I immediately though of the manual release and told her about it. Well of course, the arlarm went off. It finally stopped, but her purse and stuff were still in the car. So I had to turn around and help her out. Once I got there, THEN I realized that she probably could have just pressed the UNLOCK button to get out, right? I just think her FOB battery is dead. I'll have to look at it tonight. NO, I didn't do this on purpose - just to keep her from driving my XLR But hey, who knows.

 

[majik755]

Nice try, last time my wife asked to use the car i "couldn't remember" where I left the second fob. Age has some benefits...senior moment time

Of course that only works once, now fob 2 has been found and relegated to a predefined spot...

 

[Lola's Mom]

My wife tried to take the XLR today (only the 3rd time she's taken it to work) and once she got in the car, it wouldn't start (of course, I was already on my way to work, 1/2 hour away when she called me). I tried to get her to put her FOB in the slot in the glovebox, but she couldn't find the slot (was still dark at 6:30am). She said she couldn't get OUT of the car either. I immediately though of the manual release and told her about it. Well of course, the arlarm went off. It finally stopped, but her purse and stuff were still in the car. So I had to turn around and help her out. Once I got there, THEN I realized that she probably could have just pressed the UNLOCK button to get out, right? I just think her FOB battery is dead. I'll have to look at it tonight. NO, I didn't do this on purpose - just to keep her from driving my XLR But hey, who knows.

Isn't your manual in the car????

 

[ChicagoDave]

Isn't your manual in the car????

My wife's idea of looking at an owners manual is picking up the phone and asking me how something in the car works. (actually, I think it is in my office at home anyway - not that she would have pulled it out to look at it).