Bought a new Boxster S and key remote wont work?

[BoxsterLewis]

Ok tried both and didnt work I guess only option now is dealer? I bought a warranty for it so maybe thatll cover it.

[gball]

Found this thread as I was searching this morning. Question: if the key is 'locked out" will the red LED still flash?

My key went out on me yesterday morning. It worked fine when I left the house 0 It seemed as though the range was significantly down, but it opened the car. Same on the way back home: I drove home from where I was, and when I got home the transmitter no longer worked. The LED does not flash.

My ket exhibits the symptoms described here, and I have put a known working battery in the unit to make sure that it wasn't just a dead battery. But the battery was fine - the unit just does not work and no LED, either. I can of course manually open the door and start the car (it will go beep if I don't put the key in and turn the ignition within perhaps 30 seconds) and then relock the car manually.

The hood releases will not work unless the key is in and the switch in the accessory position, and the door locks will not work from inside the car - I need to shut the door and lock manually.

Do you guys think this is a symptom of the key being "locked out" and the thing will start working again if I follow this procedure, or do you think it's something more sinister, like the thing has died and needs replacement?

One other thing: this particular key is only 2 months old. The dealer lost my key while the car was in for service and had to order an new one to replace it. This is the replacement and has worked fine since they originally programmed it.

Your thoughts on this are appreciated.

[BoxsterLewis]

I had to get a whole new key head under my warrenty luckily, it was $293 and came with the white paper with the seriel # on it.

[RandallNeighbour]

Thank goodness for your warranty. To get a spare key for my boxster, I paid about that for the key head and metal bit and programming... it's a pile of money for a key, that's for sure.

[gball]

Mine is under warranty, I was just hoping to avoid the hassle of going to the dealership if I can restore operation myself. I don't know why, but it seems that every time I take a car, any car, to the dealer they fix what you took it there for and something else is wrong when you pick it up again.