While many car keys require a trip to the dealership and some cash to duplicate them, others are much easier. You can even ...

To the consternation of unaware owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service.

But this is a physical key fob that needs to communicate directly with the vehicle via radio frequency—no remote connection back to Toyota is needed. So why require a subscription?

In the Odyssey, Homer repeatedly describes the spreading light of a new day as "rosy-fingered dawn." The dawn of subscription-based vehicle features is upon ...

A spokesperson told The Drive that making the key fob remote start part of a subscription plan was an "unintentional" move.

Meanwhile, from Toyota's marketing materials, a remote start function that allows you to start the engine and turn on the air conditioner without getting in the vehicle from a distance using a key ...

But as some complimentary subscriptions for Remote Connect come to an end, Toyota owners are getting an unexpected surprise —they can no longer use their key fob to remote-start their vehicles.

Q. I have a 2005 Honda Civic and the remote key fob has partially stopped working, but the power lock buttons work fine. When I press the "unlock" button on the fob, the doors unlock. But when I ...

A key fob with remote locking/unlocking and push-button start. A key fob with push-button start and keyless entry that owners can leave in their purse or pocket for virtually all functions.

Toyota had no intention of 'monthly system' in the case that the 'remote start' function that can start the engine without getting in the vehicle using the key fob (remote key) was incorporated in ...

In this primer on how to replace a car key fob, Consumer Reports says getting another high-tech key fob can be a pricey proposition.