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2naSalit

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71. It did...

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 10:38 AM

Dec 2024

The first couple times it wouldn't start but after another turn of the key it does nothing. I quit messing with it as I don't have a battery charger on hand and it is obviously not going to respond.

It's been sitting since September. Chances are that I need to charge the battery, which is not more than two years old. That means getting my pal up here with a charger as the way it's parked, no other vehicle can get close enough for cables to reach.

Nothing about this is simple.

I'll be looking for these other little things to check out regarding other sources of keys and weird magic switches in hidden places mentioned in responses from last night too. I'm just so burned out on this problem, if there was a cliff nearby and I could push 4200lbs, I'd have rolled it over the edge by now.

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Contact Lehto's Law on You Tube SheltieLover Dec 2024 #1

Steve Lehto is awesome! Bluethroughu Dec 2024 #38

He truly is! SheltieLover Dec 2024 #62

As annoying as it may be, the reality is things wear out Attilatheblond Dec 2024 #2

The reality is... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #4

Lawn Ornament..Tell!! We need battery replacement already on a 2yr old car, grrr, nuisance appalachiablue Dec 2024 #37

The reality is there should be an overide under the hood or somewhere IbogaProject Dec 2024 #57

why on god's green earth would you own a car PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2024 #3

We do not know the OP's situation, and the fact is that the OP LuckyCharms Dec 2024 #6

Right, JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #48

With who's credit card? 2naSalit Dec 2024 #10

Do you have one of the keys with you...sometimes if you Bluethroughu Dec 2024 #36

It's an actual key with a proximity transponder inside. Bristlecone Dec 2024 #55

I had a newer than yours, the dealership told me to do that. Bluethroughu Dec 2024 #63

Sorry to say.... you may have to explore after maket fobs getagrip_already Dec 2024 #5

Try your local lock smith. My local one got a friend a smart key for his car Phoenix61 Dec 2024 #7

Learn how to jump start the car like a car thief bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #8

Not doable. 2naSalit Dec 2024 #12

Does the key enter dweller Dec 2024 #9

Key goes into... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #15

But the key does turn ? dweller Dec 2024 #19

Nothing happens... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #25

It's... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #30

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No. 2naSalit Dec 2024 #26

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Anything more is... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #13

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Plus... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #21

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I guess you have to ask about that... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #27

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Thanks... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #31

Excellent ideas, Chin! SheltieLover Dec 2024 #14

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Same to you. SheltieLover Dec 2024 #28

I just spent the last... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #20

I edited my 2nd post above dweller Dec 2024 #22

It's an x3i... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #33

All you said at first was it was 20 yrs old dweller Dec 2024 #35

Thanks... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #43

Everyone should know DENVERPOPS Dec 2024 #58

This link seems to have a lot of good info: dchill Dec 2024 #32

Thanks... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #73

No advice JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #34

I can only afford... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #41

My best car was a 1992 4Runner (SR5). 380,000 miles before the crankshaft broke. erronis Dec 2024 #77

Yeah... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #78

Going to the media is an option, but I don't know if it would get much traction in Montana, but LeftInTX Dec 2024 #39

It's a thought... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #47

Hi TS....here's an idea. See if there is a market for supplying FOBs for your particular. mod year, engine size, etc. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #40

Hmm... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #44

I know that feeling! OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #59

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I have found Facebook groups to be a wonderful resource. Littlered Dec 2024 #42

Thanks... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #45

You are very welcome. Littlered Dec 2024 #50

Google: AverageOldGuy Dec 2024 #46

I got a new fob for my Toyota Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #49

Where was that? 2naSalit Dec 2024 #51

Bethesda, MD. But apparently there are other Ace stores Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #52

Not seeing x3i, but x3 dweller Dec 2024 #53

Okay... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #56

I was looking at the site today... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #72

Some things Marthe48 Dec 2024 #54

Don't know just about anything like this, but want to wish you good luck, hopefully finally a speedier, and less... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #61

Contact a locksmith. Rincewind Dec 2024 #64

What a nightmare, 2naSalit Niagara Dec 2024 #65

Thanks... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #66

Are you sure justaprogressive Dec 2024 #67

It's not the ignition switch. 2naSalit Dec 2024 #68

Your car has two vital justaprogressive Dec 2024 #69

It did... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #71

Sorry to take so long... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #74

That activity with the starter dweller Dec 2024 #75

Everything was fine... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #76

Our local car dealers are worthless for problems like that. hunter Dec 2024 #70