A close-up of a hand holding a car fob next to a black vehicle - M. Taupiq Nur Hidayat/Shutterstock If you're old enough to remember when cars had simple key ignition switches and not start buttons, ...

Regardless of how many times you press the button or smack the key fob against the palm of your hand, the doors won't unlock.

A key fob rarely quits without sending warning signs first, and those signals often show up at the worst possible ...

Long gone are the days of having to use an actual key to unlock your car doors. Modern vehicles typically come with a remote key fob -- a term with an interesting backstory-- allowing you to lock and ...