Try putting the fob right over the start button. Apparently this is the "cheat" for a fob battery malfunction,. Or, try the other fob, but I assume you did that. If she starts, take right to Advance auto etc. (if the local government has let them stay open) for a battery check. It's one or the other, I would think. New fob batteries are a few dollars each
I went out of town for about 3 days and when I got back, the car said "Smart Key System Malfunction." The cluster display was flickering, but it eventually stopped. Now, the car won't turn on at all. The power locks of the car doors (or any other electronics) won't work. Toyota dealership is...
I'm glad I own a smart charger battery maintainer. I'm not driving enough to keep the battery adequately charged right now, on either car. Going to the store is not enough mileage or time.
Non-hybrid. Went out of town for 3 days and came back to a dead battery. Not even 2 months old. Towed to dealership and
they replaced battery under warranty. I have my doubts with all these dead batteries. Will see.
For peace of mind, buy a jump pack to throw in the back..... luckily the one and only time mine wouldn’t start, it was in my driveway. I may not be as lucky next time.
2020 rav4 trd. I'm getting the same message. Gonna try and jump, call dealership in the morning. This is awful, not what I expect with a brand new car with only 6k on it. Lights barely flickering, remote start won't work. Anybody else get any info from dealer?
Have you had the DCM firmware update done on your TRD? Use the search function for this forum to see the lengthy discussions of the dead battery issue which has now been corrected by a Toyota TSB. Also see the TSB section of this forum
I have not, thank you for the help. I did leave my cooled seat button on high yesterday for the first time, which I'm seeing on some other threads this can also be the culprit. I will update.
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