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YOUR RESEARCHKey fob lights up, but remore control doesnt work? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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Replace battery in the key fob

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I replaced the battery in the key fob.
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Leading evidence: 'Replace battery in the key fob' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'receiver in the car' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace battery in the key fob' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace plastic ball joins

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
I just replaced the plastic ball joins on the retractable top, and now the remote key fob stopped working.
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receiver in the car

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So I think, but I'm not sure, that the problem is with the receiver in the car.
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Replace battery in the key fob

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
I replaced the battery in the key fob.
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Replace plastic ball joins

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Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
I just replaced the plastic ball joins on the retractable top, and now the remote key fob stopped working.
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Key fob lights up, but remore control doesnt work? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Reported and suspected causes (1)

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receiver in the car

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Suspected cause · Original poster
So I think, but I'm not sure, that the problem is with the receiver in the car.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi I have a 2007 boxster and things are starting to go wrong one after another. I just replaced the plastic ball joins on the retractable top, and now the remote key fob stopped working. I replaced the battery in the key fob. Now the fob lights up when I press the buttons, but none of the remote control functionality works (lock, hood or trunk). So I think, but I'm not sure, that the problem is with the receiver in the car. The car's electric system seems to be okay, or at least there are no other apparent failure. How would you go about confirming the problem? I only have one fob. And is the RC receiver in the car a component that tends to fail and can it be replaced?

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