[deni2316]

Alright so whenever i'm in my car and a door is open and closed (or closed after starting already) I get the lovely Remote control not detected: Engine start not possible. Remote control may be faulty. See Owner's Manual.

After some google searched it seems this is a very common problem with BMW and have yet to see an actual fix for it.

Now my bigger issue is that my keyless entry works about 30% of the time, regardless of how close I put the key to the door handle.

From what I tried the driver's side is about 30% and the rest never, but may need more testing on that.

BMW dealership said it may just need to be reprogrammed, if not then a new antenna would be needed. Of course I'm not about to dish out $1700 for them to give it a go.

I have ordered a new key fob battery to try that as an initial troubleshoot even though I doubt it's that since the key fob buttons work fine from a distance.

Has anyone by chance experienced this or have on ideas on the matter?

Thank you.