Key Fob spring

[Ekring67]

So...my wife took the key fob apart to replace the battery and lost the spring that holds the emergency key in place...just the spring. It's a little spring that provides the tension for the push button release of the emergency key.

Its for a 2011 sedan and is a 4 button fob.

I have looked tirelessly for just the spring on the internet but no luck. Can only find the entire fob.

Has anyone else had this problem or have a solution?

Thanks

 

[Mark_888]

So...my wife took the key fob apart to replace the battery and lost the spring that holds the emergency key in place...just the spring. It's a little spring that provides the tension for the push button release of the emergency key.

Its for a 2011 sedan and is a 4 button fob.

I have looked tirelessly for just the spring on the internet but no luck. Can only find the entire fob.

Has anyone else had this problem or have a solution?

Thanks

I would not worry about finding a replacement spring and just leave the key in the glove box or something. The only time I have ever used the physical key was just to see if it actually works, so I doubt you need it very often, especially since you have two key fobs.

 

[RN2X]

+1

 

[Ekring67]

I would not worry about finding a replacement spring and just leave the key in the glove box or something. The only time I have ever used the physical key was just to see if it actually works, so I doubt you need it very often, especially since you have two key fobs.

Seems like a plausible solution, HOWEVER the reason she had the fob open in the first place was because it was acting up and she thought the fob battery was bad so she replaced it. What the real culprit was a dead car battery....it went kaput without any signs. Original battery on a 2011.

If she needed to get in the car would the fob still unlock the car with a dead car battery? Isn't that the purpose of the emergency key?

Yes, we have 2 keys, but she was 5 states and 770 miles away from the other fob at home.

 

[kn5owa]

If she needed to get in the car would the fob still unlock the car with a dead car battery? Isn't that the purpose of the emergency key?

Yes, we have 2 keys, but she was 5 states and 770 miles away from the other fob at home.

This is why I shelled out $400+ for a third, spare fob. The key is under the car - the fob, minus the key, is in the trunk.

 

[Mark_888]

Seems like a plausible solution, HOWEVER the reason she had the fob open in the first place was because it was acting up and she thought the fob battery was bad so she replaced it. What the real culprit was a dead car battery....it went kaput without any signs. Original battery on a 2011.

If she needed to get in the car would the fob still unlock the car with a dead car battery? Isn't that the purpose of the emergency key?

Yes, we have 2 keys, but she was 5 states and 770 miles away from the other fob at home.

No, cannot open car with fob if battery is completely dead.

Car batteries sometimes go from working to completely dead, especially in hot weather. The plastic battery case gets weaker in the heat, and if a sudden shock occurs to the battery (pothole, etc) a cell can become physically compromised and the battery goes dead. It is usually less of a problem on the Genesis, since the battery is in the trunk away from engine heat. What color is the exterior of your car? Is it black?

 

[Buford T Justice]

Hmm. Maybe you can cut down a spring from a pen or fishing bobber or some other cheap device and see if that will work.
You should be able to find a small spring to harvest from around the house, but if not, try a hardware store. So many gizmos use little springs it wouldn't surprise me if they had replacement spring kits for something or another.

 

[Mark_888]

Hmm. Maybe you can cut down a spring from a pen or fishing bobber or some other cheap device and see if that will work.
You should be able to find a small spring to harvest from around the house, but if not, try a hardware store. So many gizmos use little springs it wouldn't surprise me if they had replacement spring kits for something or another.

It's not a spiral spring.

 

[Ekring67]

It's not a spiral spring.

It is a spiral spring. The one in a pen is to large in diameter but the advice to find one in a gadget somewhere is what I plan on doing. Another solution would be to buy a fob on eBay and salvage just the spring.

The car color is Merlot.... A deep beautiful red.

 

[Mark_888]

It is a spiral spring. The one in a pen is to large in diameter but the advice to find one in a gadget somewhere is what I plan on doing. Another solution would be to buy a fob on eBay and salvage just the spring.

OK, my mistake. I looked at my keyfob and it did not look like it had a spiral spring, just a piece of flexible metal.

I guess your choices are to get a new fob, or get a new wife.

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[GenesisKDM]

Check your PM.

 

[flynblind]

OK, my mistake. I looked at my keyfob and it did not look like it had a spiral spring, just a piece of flexible metal.

I guess your choices are to get a new fob, or get a new wife.

Now that is funny right there!

 

[G-297779]

Hmm. Maybe you can cut down a spring from a pen or fishing bobber or some other cheap device and see if that will work.
You should be able to find a small spring to harvest from around the house, but if not, try a hardware store. So many gizmos use little springs it wouldn't surprise me if they had replacement spring kits for something or another.

Great advice, thanks Buford (Smoky and the Bandit), right- one of my all time favorite movies, such a classic!! I saw your post and used a spring from an ink pen. It was a little bigger than the original spring, but it worked wonderfully!!

 

[G-194195]

The Pen spring worked. Thank you for this idea.

 

[Mikew060]

Use the spring from a Bic thin led pencil. Right size just need to cut the length. Need about 1/2 of the length.

 

[G-618449]

I opened mine to change the battery and the spring popped out. I have it but don't know where it goes in the fob. looked on line can't find any info on where it goes. can you help me

 

[erytretudftyu]

I opened mine to change the battery and the spring popped out. I have it but don't know where it goes in the fob. looked on line can't find any info on where it goes. can you help me

I accidentally opened mine up and did the same thing! (Ram 2014) - I looked online for an hour and couldn't find anything. Upon further inspection of the little silver piece at it's base (where the "toothed" edge makes contact with the fob) the spring slides directly into the silver piece!

 

[G-844129]

I went to ace hardware. The perfect springs are in the watch spring section. You can also get spring stoppers there but I fixed mine without using them. Put the spring in the hole on the fob body. Then slip the detention piece over that and snap in place be sure the prongs are facing the right way. Also first put a towel down for a work space. I bought three springs and two tried to escape. The towel stops rolling.