Your key fob's panic button is easy to ignore until it goes off by mistake, but it serves a real purpose beyond the usual parking lot trick.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Today’s new cars pack in more high-tech electronic features than ever before, and that includes in the key fob. The device ...

Key fobs aren't the most secure things, but Ford's latest patent may have a novel solution to that. Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he ...

The days of replacing a car key by having an inexpensive blank copied and cut at a hardware store are pretty much over. Most new cars today come either with a push-button start system or keyless entry ...

Modern cars have swapped regular keys for key fobs, and most of them use a CR2032 button cell battery. How can you tell if it's weak? How long do they last?

No matter how old we get, there's always something new for us to learn that will undoubtedly blow our minds and leave us wondering how we never realised it before. From the 'correct' way to straighten ...

Few things are more frustrating than getting locked out of your car, especially if a dysfunctional key fob is the culprit. Conversely, there are, no doubt, some adventure-seeking drivers out there who ...

Your Ford Fusion key fob battery, which is also called the Ford intelligent access key fob battery, is likely to stop working properly after a couple of years of daily use. To keep your vehicle secure ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Today’s new cars pack in more high-tech ...

Today’s new cars pack in more high-tech electronic features than ever before, and that includes in the key fob. The device has gone far beyond simply locking or unlocking doors, starting a car ...