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Well, my cx5 finally had its first actual failure. Yeah the windshield cracked, the rotors are warped, and the diff went out, but it has 55k miles and rotors did well considering how many times the tires were rotated (this kills rotors in my experience), the diff was taken through a small creek, and a rock did hit the windshield.
So what happened? The key fob. I looked like a damn snatch and run theif. The fob got to where it would barely work. Had to hit the button a billion times on it and on the door handle. Finally it would let me in. Then it would constantly flash the no key blinker on the dash.
My car is a 2015 so I didn't even consider the fob battery, but I finally replaced it. To me, this is a failure. Key fob batteries should not die in 1 year. It now works well, but if your cx5 gets wonky in the way mine did...battery time. I'll replace it every year on my birthday now.
As another point, I'm glad this is the sort of thing I have to complain about instead of all the serious issues with my jeep. Much cheaper car to own!
So what happened? The key fob. I looked like a damn snatch and run theif. The fob got to where it would barely work. Had to hit the button a billion times on it and on the door handle. Finally it would let me in. Then it would constantly flash the no key blinker on the dash.
My car is a 2015 so I didn't even consider the fob battery, but I finally replaced it. To me, this is a failure. Key fob batteries should not die in 1 year. It now works well, but if your cx5 gets wonky in the way mine did...battery time. I'll replace it every year on my birthday now.
As another point, I'm glad this is the sort of thing I have to complain about instead of all the serious issues with my jeep. Much cheaper car to own!