If you have an I-Key from a 2007 Altima or Infiniti G35 jangling around in your pocket, don’t let it snuggle up to your cellphone. Apparently incoming and outgoing calls have the nasty potential to switch up or wipe out the I-Key’s internal code, leaving you with a sweet-looking but useless hunk of metal.
A new version of the I-Key that’s hopefully less bricktastic around everyday objects won’t come out until the fall, but you can get a new key from your dealer if you render yours stupid since they can’t be reprogrammed. Until then, it might be a good idea to keep AAA’s number handy.
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Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 11:22 AMI love the keyless feature on my ’07 Altima. I am a rep visiting auto dealers all day long. I get in and out of my car at least a 12 to 16 times a day. It may sound dumb to some people, but this keyless system and push button start is a huge time saver. I don’t have to dig in my pants to get out my keys so I can push a button to unlock the doors and I don’t have to put a key in the ignition. It seems so simple yet it is such a great feature like the nissan clutch that I hope I never have to go back to the old ways. Oh, and thank you Autoblog for the heads up on the issue.