2018 Mazda 3
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in San Diego
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2018 Mazda 3
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Out near Fernbrook, a guy flagged me down after trying everything he could think of with his 2018 Mazda 3. The fob had been acting up for a few weeks. Some mornings it worked fine. Other mornings he was standing outside the car getting a "Key Not Detected" message on the dash, tapping the fob against the start button just to get it to recognize.
He'd already swapped the battery himself. Still intermittent.
When I pulled the fob apart, the battery contacts had a slight corrosion film on them, barely visible. The CR2025 he'd put in was sitting right, but it wasn't making clean contact. Cleaned the terminals, seated a fresh cell correctly, and tested every button plus the start function. Solid.
Then I went one step further and checked the fob's range from across the parking lot. Consistent. No hesitation at the door handles, no lag on the start button.
The thing about intermittent fob problems on this car is that they tend to spiral. An owner starts doubting the whole system, assumes it needs a full reprogramming or a new fob. Sometimes it does. This time it didn't.
He'd been quoted a replacement fob plus programming at the dealer before he called me. He saved a good chunk, and the fix took about twenty minutes in the lot.
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