How to Open Your 2004 Toyota Matrix Key Fob and Change Battery

How to Open Your 2004 Toyota Matrix Key Fob and Change Battery

Remote key fob grant access to your auto. Once the key fob battery is dead you will lose your keyless entry fob's ability to use remote opportunities. Yes, it is possible to replace the battery in your remote key fob, and it’s easier than you think. Everything you need is described in this article.

What size battery does 2004 Toyota Matrix keyless entry remote take

Changing battery in remote key fob require 1 CR2032 battery, phillips head screwdriver and flat head screwdriver. Prepare these materials and tools before opening and make sure to match the type of your fob’s batteries.
  • flat head screwdriver
  • phillips head screwdriver
  • 1xCR2032 battery

Step by step instruction

A coin cell battery installed in the your keyless entry remote. Remove screw on the back of the keyless entry remote. Spin the keyless entry remote over and find for at least 1 fastener holding in the plastic.

Accurately try to open your key fob with pry tools. Remove 1 CR2032 battery with flat head screwdriver.

Now it's time to install new battery in fob’s body. Every battery has a negative and positive side and if you put the wrong connector down, the current cannot go into your circuit board and make it work. Check polarity on battery, by "+" mark.

Before assembling fob’s case, make sure that everything working good by testing buttons on circuit board.

At this point squeeze fob’s back cover together. Line your body pieces together and assemble it together by hands from top to bottom. If your fob body firmly closed, we done. If not, repeat the last step. Screw the back of the key fob.

How to change the battery video instruction

How To Replace Toyota Matrix Key Fob Battery 2003 2008

Still not working? Buy new one

Frequently Asked Questions

Remote key fob of Toyota Matrix use 1xCR2032 batteries. Price for CR2032 batteries are under $6 depending on the type, brand and size packaging you buy. Take your old battery to the store, to be sure.

Key fob in most of cases reprogramming not needed after battery replace. If your keyless entry remote not working, recheck new battery voltage. If it is not help, read user's manual or contact local dealer.

Yes, you can change battery in your 2004 Toyota Matrix remote key fob yourself. Most hard part is to disassembly fob’s case. It's pretty easy with our instruction.

The cost to change the battery inside fob can run anywhere $50-600 depending on the make and the service pricing.

You should change batteries inside remote key fob of Toyota Matrix at least every 3-4 years. The term of battery vary on frequency of use, operating conditions and quality.

If your auto key fob buttons not working, signal strength reduced, fob's battery more than 4 years old or has low key battery indicator on dashboard, it's probably battery replace inside keyless entry remote needed. Installed battery is dead with a high probability, but if it's not fix problem, keyless entry remote replace or repair required.
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Fob Compatibility:

  1. FCC ID: GQ43VT14T
  2. Models: 2002-2008 Toyota Matrix