I recently bought a used Subaru Outback and couldn't be happier. That was until both keyless entry FOBs seemed to be on their way out. I'm looking for any help diagnosing this trouble.
Both of the remotes are showing the same problem of flickering their LED instead of brightly lighting when a button is pressed. Either button, anytime. Sometimes they work on the first try, other times it takes up to a hundred presses for the doors to lock or unlock.
I've replaced both remotes batteries with new ones. I didn't necessarily clean the contacts, but I did spin the batteries which usually removes corrosion, before closing the remotes up again. One of the remotes had been displaying this problem for a while. I thought it may have been used more by the previous owners, but now that both of them are doing the same thing I'm starting to wonder what the bigger issue here is.
Thanks for reading and I thank anyone for their help in advance.
Truly,
Rob Smith