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dazza2802

Member Since: 05 Mar 2021
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 26

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Key fob battery fast draining

My 2011 RRS L320 key fob battery is draining extra fast... every 2 weeks fast, which equates to approx 7 uses. So 5 batteries later and different possible solutions tried and failed, including keeping key away from chargers and other electrical devices.. keeping key in faraday pouch... cleaning the internals of the fob with alcohol, I thought it time to ask the oracle, namely, you lot, before the second mortgage inducing purchase of a new one from the stealers.

Hope you can help and thanks in advance

Wed May 05 2021 5:44pm

insiorc

Member Since: 17 Jul 2016
Location: Scotland
Posts: 533

2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Firenze Red

Where have you been getting your batteries?

While I've never had fob batteries drain that fast, I've had poor battery life from some 'branded' batteried bought off eBay or Amazon, leading me to thinking they've probably been well priced due to being fakes (apparently very common). This was sorted by paying the previously considered inflated prices for a battery from the dealer. 13MY Range Rover Sport Autobiography SDV6 - mine
14MY Range Rover Evoque Dynamic SD4 Black Pack - wife's
99MY Defender 90 TD5, Soft Top Conversion - my toy, and bairns favourite

Wed May 05 2021 8:44pm

dazza2802

Member Since: 05 Mar 2021
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 26

Funny you should say that. Yes, they were from Amazon and Duracell branded, so just now I have put proper one in and see how that goes. Thanks for your input

Thu May 06 2021 7:47am

dazza2802

Member Since: 05 Mar 2021
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 26

Quick update...... Well got genuine batteries and same happening. So I emailed dealers and get this.....

New key fob £176 each. (Fair enough)
New module for car £184 (can't program new key to old module.. apparently)
Labour 1.5 hours . £270

Total £630 for a new programmed key. WTF.

So for 5 years worth of batteries draining every 2 weeks will be approximately half that cost

Wed May 12 2021 2:46pm

Stevepd

Member Since: 22 May 2017
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 1251

2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Cairns Blue

Contact RRUK on here and save a small fortune your about to spend. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Thu May 13 2021 1:57pm

teldec

Member Since: 29 Dec 2019
Location: essex
Posts: 77

have you got a spare fob or just the one

Thu May 13 2021 7:37pm

dazza2802

Member Since: 05 Mar 2021
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 26

Just got the one I’m afraid

Thu May 13 2021 8:08pm

dazza2802

Member Since: 05 Mar 2021
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 26

Stevepd wrote:
Contact RRUK on here and save a small fortune your about to spend.

got in touch with RRUK (many thanks), but he says it is probably the module at fault and unfortunately the dealer has monopoly on this item. Going to shop around different dealers. Not sure if I can play them against each other, but will give it a go

Thu May 13 2021 8:11pm

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