I can start the car via placing the key on steering wheel(2014 Ford Escape push-button start), but the key is never recognized to open/close, etc. I can't unlock/lock the car with it or even get it into accessory mode. I have tested this for 2 days now. It eventually goes away. Make sure that your key fob battery is not dead. If you have a second key remote, and you haven’t already done so, check to make sure this works so you can be certain it isn’t a problem with the door lock functionality. But the RFID chip still works the same way, BUT the RFID chip is in the butt of the key FOB (the opposite end of the opening to put the key ring through). While it should last longer than three years, any number of things could have happened to it that would kill it. Put your foot on the brake and push the start button. If the backup remote is able to unlock the doors, then you know that it is a problem with the key fob and not with your vehicle’s locking system. 2) The key fob works but is no longer recognized by the BCM. Cadillac CTS / Cadillac CTS Owners Manual / Instruments and Controls / Vehicle Messages / Key and Lock Messages / ELECTRONIC KEY NOT DETECTED If the vehicle has the keyless access system, this message displays if the vehicle does not detect the presence of a transmitter when you have attempted to start the vehicle or a vehicle door has just closed. The car battery is within a year new. Same thing happening to some with iPhones, too. I pushed on the brake to start the car but the message said key not detected. Anybody else ever get that? I have also have tried to put the FOB in the center console to see if it would recognize it but still no luck! If you attempt to start car like usual, a prompt will appear on instrument cluster saying “Key not detected. Issue: The push button start will not work even with the key in the center console. Last night my key fob would not open my 2011 sonata, so I took the key out and unlocked the door. If the key is not recognized, then put it in the center console in order for the vehicle to “read” the key. Retried to start car several times before it finally started. The key fob is still sitting in storage area below the HVAC. I have checked the Battery in the Fob and it is fine. Half the time that one of my front doors open with the car running, the car thinks that the key fob is leaving the car and I get an "access key not detected". Cell phone (Android w/Bluetooth) and key fob in different pockets - all of my issues go away - 100%. Tried disconnecting battery cable and letting it sit. You press the pushbutton with the butt of the key FOB and that puts it close enough to the antenna to energize and power the RFID chip and start the car. Hold key next to marked surface.” On the steering column, right below the wiper lever, there is a small indentation with a FOB-shaped icon and a signal icon above it. The problem started when I didn't use my car for a few months due to the coronavirus and went dead. 1) Defective key fob. The other issue you may run into is that some car doors don't have any visible place to insert a key. I can start it with inserting the Fob in … The Key FOB isn't being detected for some reason, I've replaced the batteries in both FOB's and still no luck. The key fob will often have a hidden key inside, so if you don't have a physical key for your vehicle, then check the fob for a release button or switch. The push button can not be removed. I actually found this issue on another Jeep forum and that sent me down the path to test it out. I have a similar problem; no key detected. 2011 Sonata, Key Fob not detected. Press your dead key FOB flat against the indentation. 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