This morning, the message appeared when I tried to start my 2009 SRT with about 18000 miles. I retrieved the spare fob from the keybox and it, too, would not work.
After popping the start button and using the fob like a key, I drove to work thinking the Entry Module failed. Why not? I have a 13 year old Neon with the original remote battery...the batteries must last forever.
Not so. I tested one fob battery and it was a 2.4v; replaced it with a new one (3.4v) and everything worked. It seems a coincidence that the batteries failed in both fobs despite one never being used.
But that wasn't the only coincidence today. Driving home on I-85, I came up on another black Challenger and we pushed the left lane for all traffic would tolerate for about 5 miles. At the next to last exit for me, a third black Challenger joined us. How often does one see three black Challengers in a row on an Interstate highway? Got to be a good omen.
After popping the start button and using the fob like a key, I drove to work thinking the Entry Module failed. Why not? I have a 13 year old Neon with the original remote battery...the batteries must last forever.
Not so. I tested one fob battery and it was a 2.4v; replaced it with a new one (3.4v) and everything worked. It seems a coincidence that the batteries failed in both fobs despite one never being used.
But that wasn't the only coincidence today. Driving home on I-85, I came up on another black Challenger and we pushed the left lane for all traffic would tolerate for about 5 miles. At the next to last exit for me, a third black Challenger joined us. How often does one see three black Challengers in a row on an Interstate highway? Got to be a good omen.