Key fob issue and how I fixed it

I've seen quite a few people on here having the same issues with their key fobs. The buttons become extremely sensitive to the point were you can't even have your keys in your pocket. I had the same problem up until a few days ago. I finally fixed it, it was extremely easy and only took a few minutes.

Start by removing the hidden key


Then remove the small screw holding the two pieces together


Gently pry the two pieces apart


Now you should be looking at this


Remove the green electronic piece from the rubber buttons


Now to fix the issue you need to clean up the gold contacts on the green electronic piece. On my key fob the there was a rubber piece that came lose and that was causing the lock button to be super sensitive. (Pictured below)


Clean the contacts and super glue the small rubber piece back into place. ONLY USE A SMALL DOT OF SUPER GLUE. You don't want it to stick to the gold contact points.

After applying that small fix my key fob works great!

Hopefully that helps some people out there. Let me know if I missed anything or if I confused anybody.



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You could also buy the fob shells cheap on ebay.

What did you use to clean the contacts on the board with?

I use a pencil eraser to clean contact points like this


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Thank you - I will try this soon.

I have to do this periodically for all of my key fobs (for my Ram and my wifes Journey) but I normally have to do this because my fob stops working all together. I always remove the battery from mine and use rubbing alcohol and a Qtip to clean mine. Put is back together and it always works like new for 6 or so months.

I don't keep the fob in the pockets, can't stand them there so i use a very small pouch on the belt instead. And since it's got proximity lock / unlock I rarely even take it out.

good job

Thank you for posting this. This was a HUGE help. Worked like a charm.

Perfect!! I'm having this issue right now.

Z-Rider said:

What did you use to clean the contacts on the board with?

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Probably his very clean hands.

Basically the same thing that has already been said

Alaskanpeeps said:

I use a pencil eraser to clean contact points like this


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Ahhhhh the old gamer trick.