slight Key fob issue

[yellowbelly]

Only a couple of months ago did i replace the battery in my key fob as it was struggling to work even when standing next to the car.

2 months later i am again struggling and can't possibly believe the battery is fudged already. Some times it can take me about 30 presses to get it to register/disarm/unlock

either the battery is very poor or???????????

 

[markblack172]

Mine is a pain in the ass too, think it's just old age

 

[yellowbelly]

Mine is a pain in the ass too, think it's just old age

do you mean the actual fob is old and knackered?

 

[yellowbelly]

just took the fob apart and could see the little gold panel at the keyring end of it was slightly grubby looking, gave it a good wipe, put it back together and now it's working from inside my house :approve:

 

[markblack172]

Yeah with the ammount of times you press them over the age of the car something has to wear out, the other half had the same probs so bought a new key which sorted it, but at a cost of £130 it's a lot of wasted money imo that's why I'll struggle till it's totally fooked before I buy one

 

[bspringo]

I had a similar problem because my battery kept on popping out of its place , blue tak did the trick lol

 

[Paul16V]

you can get second hand ones on e bay with new blades so can get some cut. Worse case is gettin them re-programmed. only about 7 quid on the bay though, least you might get one that works better

 

[Daytones]

my key broke before i brought the car but they knew about it basically the button had disconnected from the chip and needed resoldering, they soldered it but did a awful job realyl sensative all i have to do it place the key in my piocket and my car will unlock itself

 

[Rob669]

Two small metal contacts inside the key fob can be prised upwards - they go a little flat after too much use. I do this every once in a while when the fob starts to become unresponsive and it makes the key fob zip back into life.