Originally Posted by
8ighth Wonder
"just don't understand how the fob can lock my car if the key in the door can't." Those are the OP's words as seen in #6.
FOB can unlock any car when 'synched', key might not be THE key (cut for the car or lockset, originally), as in someone replaced the door handle OR some parts were swapped and the door handle lock was NOT available? Last suggestion, maybe the door LOCK was either broken, or someone stuck something in it to ruin it?
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