For those with PCC keys, how long have your batteries lasted?

[Lotus99]

Curious. There's two batteries in there, both a CR 2430. The plain remote keys just have one battery.

PS Nothing lights up when you press the buttons, and it doesn't seem to work either, so when I walk up to the car to open it, I'd be lucky if 1 out of 5 tries works, and same goes for starting the car, it keeps saying key not found, so I will drop into the dealer to have them check it out.

I can't imagine it's the batteries after only 10 months of use. I assume if it's broken and not a battery issue, it's under the vehicle warranty or does it have a different warranty period?

[OKCXC70]

Dude, you just can't catch a break! I would think its the batteries. There's no way to tell how old the batteries are in the PCC. My car was built in Feb 08 and I bought it in Dec 08. So far, both of my fobs work. I do not usually put my fob in the dash, it is usually in my purse or my pocket. If the dealer is out of the way, try the batteries first.

[Lotus99]

LOL! Tell me about it! I never put it in the dash, but even if I do, these ones don't charge from what I understand. Some other car's key fobs have rechargeable batteries in them that charge if you leave them in the slot.

[dlmielke]

Picked up my car early November, 2007. Never put the PCC in the slot - the whole point of ordering it was so I never had to take it out of my bag or pocket. Anyhow, have experienced no problems with it/batteries in the ~20 months of daily use. I don't even know if the slot recharges it. Do you? Would be interested in that.

[OKCXC70]

No, the PCC is NOT charged by putting it in the slot. It runs only on batteries.