Bandit’s Lair
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- Jason
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- Jul 9, 2025
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- Southern California
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- 2021 Gladiator Sport S
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- Retired
That’s a pretty cool looking fob!This my fob. There’s a transmitter and a NFC chip in these taken from the OEM fob. This fob has worked reliably for a few years but I recently replaced the battery. On the OEM, the NFC works against the start button when the battery-powered transmitter is flaking out. I’ve had to rely on that a few times recently. With all my starting battery woes I thought I had a module issue.
It seems as though the problem might have been the brand new Duracell battery that is supposedly good until 2035. I replaced it with a Phillips a few days ago and no more issues so far. The problem was intermittent so we’ll see if that holds up. The internals of the fob are good, but checking the contacts is a good idea. The contacts touch the side of the battery. I could see how any room to move or if the contact gets bent, you can get an intermittent issue. I think this was just shitty Duracell batteries.
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