Kitchen Table Electronics Repair: 2005 Chevy Malibu Key Fob

Here's a video explaining how remote keyless entry works, how the remotes usually break, how I fixed this one and how I tested it even though I did not have the car around at first.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• kitchen
• table
• electronics
• repair
• keyless
• entry
• key
• fob
• 2005
• Chevy
• Chevrolet
• Malibu

[13mbangel]

nice video !!! had a ? my unlock,trunk ,and panic button work but not my lock buttom i got to press it kind of hard in order to work or even sometimes it doesnt work. have any idea my friend?

[uxwbill]

@13mbangel The conductive pad on the underside of the button may be worn out. You could try taking the remote apart and using a #2 graphite pencil to coat the pad on the underside of the button. If this makes it start working again, the pad was worn out.

[tbg9172]

my remote has the same problem i was hoping to see how to do the soldering part of the video???

[uxwbill]

@tbg9172 If you need to learn how to solder, you can find some videos of the technique elsewhere on Youtube. I don't consider myself "all that great" when it comes to soldering. You can and should also look up a soldering tutorial online--there are many good ones.

I would also highly recommend that you practice on some junk circuits or solder small wires together before you work on your valuable remote.

[1994005]

my wife remotes didn't work . I soldered the the battery holder , they work now . Thanks

[uxwbill]

@1994005 I'm glad to hear this worked for you. One of these days, maybe various makers of electronics will learn to solder. ;-)

[Jacob1986]

these ones are terrible. The previous model one that you have there is really well made in comparison. I had to fix the contacts on the newer one with tin foil and silicon in addition to the soldering of the battery clamp.

[james42519]

@uxwbill try pushing the hidden ones on yours?

[james42519]

@uxwbill that wasn't the alarm. that was the warning that the alarm will go off. it is to give you time to turn it off before it does go off.

[james42519]

@uxwbill i would be careful with that. the nyko cooler has been known to fail and catch fire. look up nyko interecooler melt on google and you will find stuff. also they used the wrong solder that had a too low melting point and got brittle in the 360. that is the big thing.

[max98138]

Just wanted to say Thanks for all the videos that you take the time to make. It is always fun to see when your able to fix things that most would have to throw out. Wish I could be around to learn some of your computer electronics skills. I've watch many of your you tube videos. Keep up the good things you do.

[13mbangel]

@uxwbill yea it did work

thanks