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Failing Garage Remote

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Palmetto, Mar 21, 2009.

  1. Palmetto

    Palmetto Junior Member

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    My 2008 used to be able to open the garage door from 2 houses away.

    Now, I must be sitting immediately in front of the garage door for it to work, and even then, I press 5 or 6 times before the door raises. This has been going on for several days now.

    Does my car need warranty service or is this something easy I'm overlooking?
     
    #1 Palmetto, Mar 21, 2009
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    Could be Homelink dying or your opener dying. Can you try one of your opener clickers and see if they work any better?
     
    #2 EZW1, Mar 21, 2009
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    It could be stray radio signals in the area. I've had it happen to me on occasion with my 04 and 09.
     
    #3 firepa63, Mar 21, 2009
  4. Palmetto

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    EZW1, I will dig out the opener when I can remember where the heck I stored it. My wife has not had trouble using the homelink equivalent in our Acura, so I'm going with dying homelink for now. I was posting to make sure it was nothing easy I was overlooking to figure this out. Thanks-
     
    #4 Palmetto, Mar 21, 2009
  5. TonyPSchaefer

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    My Homelink is also hit-n-miss sometimes.
     
    #5 TonyPSchaefer, Mar 21, 2009
  6. Palmetto

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    Tony,
    Did you have your homelink serviced or are you just living with it?
     
    #6 Palmetto, Mar 22, 2009
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    Did you try reprogramming the unit? Not sure if over time, any rolling codes may be slightly out of sync requiring more "time", but could really just be the transmitter. I've noted the range on my Homelink device has never been as good as the opener's transmitter, nor as quick (takes 0.75-1.0 sec on Homelink vs. instant w/ OEM opener).
     
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  8. Palmetto

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    Good idea about reprogramming the homelink. I will try this before I schedule service. Thanks!
     
    #8 Palmetto, Mar 22, 2009
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    Same here. I just blow it off to the opener.
     
    #9 EZW1, Mar 22, 2009
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    Could this be a warning sign of weakness in the 12V battery?

    I had one instance recently when the homelink failed to open the garage door. Later, it worked just fine. I am planning to change the 12V battery soon, as it is almost 5 years old, and I want to avoid a battery failure.
     
    #10 oxnardprof, Mar 22, 2009
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    It shouldn't be, assuming the Inverter is doing its job powering the 12V bus.

    Tom
     
    #11 qbee42, Mar 22, 2009
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    my homelink has never worked my bad
     
    #12 yatbiz, Mar 22, 2009
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