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Drivers in the Dark, Part 1 Over the last several months we have been contacted by two drivers of U.S. cars sold and likely built overseas who could not find a back-up spot to drop the key fob in the event of the fob’s battery dying. Well, a good deal of sleuthing and a hunch …
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How to Open, Start and Replace Fob Batteries in Chevrolet Vehicles We now have nineteen videos offering help to Chevrolet drivers who’s key fobs or remote controls have gone dead. Battery replacement videos are at the end of the list. Nineteen Videos Equinox, Post 2019 This video covers the latest Equinox models. It also will …
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Recall Trend A disturbing trend appeared in the recalls (2015) we tracked since our last newsletter. Six recalls were issued involving automated electronic systems, including safety systems directly and indirectly. And they simply got more troublesome through the course of the month. First, GM recalled 51,000 Spark, Sonic models for radio, warning glitch. The warning …
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Intuition Needed Our mission at DashboardSymbols.com is to make new auto technologies simpler to understand and use so that you can feel safe and secure. Electronics rarely have intuitive solutions when problems arise. We have long railed about car companies making getting in a push-button start car difficult when an electronic issue strikes, but we …
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How to Start a Chevrolet with a Dead Key Fob Starting Your Chevrolet First, if you are still locked out, click here for help getting inside! Second, you can find video help here! Finally, if you need another manufacturer, click here. Chevrolet vehicles uses all three of the key fob styles made by General Motors. …
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GM Now Uses 17 Differing Back-up Pockets
Too Many Back Up Start Locations GM Now Uses 17 Differing Back-up Pockets! While putting together a review of 2018 push button start models, we discovered that the new GMC Terrain and Acadia had been added, and that this was introduced in the Acadia in 2017. In addition, these two models have hidden key holes, …
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