# 2012 Honda Pilot battery only dies in garage

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-battery-only-dies-in-garage/113490>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 11, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-battery-only-dies-in-garage/113490 "2018-03-11T16:47:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tedolson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Tedolson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tedolson)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-battery-only-dies-in-garage/113490/1 "2018-03-11T16:47:08Z")

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I have a 2012 Honda Pilot and recently tried parking it in my garage. After replacing 2 batteries from aaa in a week I took it out of the garage. It works just fine parking in the driveway. My wife has a 2015 Ford Fusion and it has no problem in the garage. What do you think might be causing this? I took the car to Honda for service and they couldn’t find anything that would cause this.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-battery-only-dies-in-garage/113490/2 "2018-03-11T20:58:25Z")

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Does the vehicle have a security system with key fobs?

If so, how far away are the key fobs away from the vehicle while it’s parked in the garage?

Tester

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**Author:** ![Tedolson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Tedolson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tedolson)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-battery-only-dies-in-garage/113490/3 "2018-03-12T17:38:36Z")

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Yes, the car has a key fob and when not in use, is stored just inside the house by the door going into the garage. I also have a garage door opener above the car.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-pilot-battery-only-dies-in-garage/113490/4 "2018-03-12T18:00:52Z")

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Try relocating the key fob further away from the vehicle to see if that prevents the battery from draining.

[https://remoterecycle.org/blog/is-your-proximity-fob-draining-your-car-battery](https://remoterecycle.org/blog/is-your-proximity-fob-draining-your-car-battery)

Tester