Faulty key fobs with rapid battery drain on Kia cars: Hyundai too?

I was asked to bring in both keys with the problem said to take 2 hours to fix.

BHPian VNair originally posted:

This might be a coincidence as I came across this thread the same day I replaced the battery (CR2032) of my keyfob. I own a Hyundai Alcazar and the battery only lasted for a year! However, the battery in my Venue is still going strong for the past 2.5 years.

BHPian raj4466 replied to the post, sharing this with other enthusiasts.

The key fob of my Kia Sonet was giving the battery a low warning in a year's time, asked the service advisor to replace it along with the service. It is then the service advisor informed me that there is a silent recall by Kia as some of the fobs are faulty and will drain the battery, they will be changing the board inside the fob FOC.

But for that I was supposed to bring in both the keys and the process will take around 2 hours as they need to raise a request to the manufacturer and they have to provide a pin to be programmed onto the fob. Please check with your dealer too as Hyundai being a sister concern might be sourcing from the same source.

Kia owners who are facing the issue of key fob battery drain please contact your dealer as it is not a mass recall and they will be doing it for people who raise a complaint on the battery drain issue of the key fob. I will update once I get it done, hopefully by this Saturday.

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