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Question posted by krissysuebones on August 7th, 2014

Car Won't Start Says No Fobs Detected Why Does This Happen New Battery Just Ins

car didn't start it said on the dash no fobs detected i looked under the hood and fiddled with the battery connection and then the car started why is this happening as i have just installed a new battery

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