Remote Central Locking Help!

[BenzLe]

Hi guys,

Just recently my remote central locking doesn't work. I have searched the topics here but not sure if any relate to my problem!

I find it difficult to lock and unlock the car (using the key fob). If I press it continuously... whether it be the lock/unlock or trunk, after a while (time varies time to time) it responds.

I am sure its not the battery in the key that is going flat....but is there something I can check in the car, fuse maybe? your help would be of great benefit.

Once, the car recognizes the signal and responds...it will unlock and lock without a problem...but if i leave it for a while, I'll be pressing the key like crazy again.

[ogz007]

Try changing the battery first before you say its not the battery..thats what my car was doing before and changed the battery ..then boom!.. happiest person alive, before other problems came up..

anyway good luck with that, if that doesnt solve it..could be more serious..

[berzerker]

yeh change the battery first

i posted a topic about the same problem a couple of weeks ago

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Pr...-R-t258736.html

everythings working sweet now that the batteries have been changed.

[n15m0]

Sounds exactly like symptoms of a flat battery...not sure why you would think otherwise. Change it then come back here and say thanks.

[Oaksey]

LOL @ n15m0

[ogz007]

hehehe yeh.. accredited wheel whore as titled hehe

[tienscissors]

Benny

I've had this problem twice from 2 different reasons.

1. Not sure what the exact problem was, but I assumed that the key fob was cold. I noticed that if i warmed it up by rubbing it a bit (for about a minute) then it will start working again. This might have been from a weak remote battery because after i changed it, it never happened again (or maybe because its hotter weather now ).

2. I had a dodgy stereo installed where the DVD-ROM Sat Nav used to be. It was a cheap chinese deck that malfuntioned and stayed on even when i turned the ignition off. I swapped it over to a JVC one and it started working again. I can only assume that this was due to the deck draining the car's battery. Maybe change the car's battery if you have so recently or check if anything is draining the battery while the car is off.

Hope this helps.

[superspit]

Benny

I've had this problem twice from 2 different reasons.

1. Not sure what the exact problem was, but I assumed that the key fob was cold. I noticed that if i warmed it up by rubbing it a bit (for about a minute) then it will start working again. This might have been from a weak remote battery because after i changed it, it never happened again (or maybe because its hotter weather now ).

2. I had a dodgy stereo installed where the DVD-ROM Sat Nav used to be. It was a cheap chinese deck that malfuntioned and stayed on even when i turned the ignition off. I swapped it over to a JVC one and it started working again. I can only assume that this was due to the deck draining the car's battery. Maybe change the car's battery if you have so recently or check if anything is draining the battery while the car is off.

Hope this helps.

Point 1 is a no-brainer......def rem batt.

Point 2 is excellent, and from my experience, should be wholly considered!...(if any sort of power draw with keys out is present....cheap decks/aftermarket/bad wiring are potentially to blame)....a multimeter/current/amp meter placed in series to batt output is the simplest way to find out.!!...oh, and I found out!!

[BenzLe]

LoL thanks guys.

The reason i thought it wasnt the battery to begin with was that I had a new key made for the car and came with a 'new' battery. Coz the new key hadn't been programmed yet, i thought I might change the batt to see if it solved my problem...it didn't

So yeh...taking the next step which was to listen to you guys...I got myself a new battery...installed it....and it now works.

Thanks guys for making me wake up!

[ogz007]

cool! good stuff.

[moomoolulu]

i've got the same problem..

i changed my battery in my key, and still not working..

disconnected my car battery to start fresh,, and still nothing.. soo not sure whats next??

my alarm has been draining my battery a lot though? like after a couple of days of not starting, it had that dying sound...

atm i have the alarm fuse out, since then no drainage haha,,

any ideas? could it be something with the key? or something internally with the car,,, is there any way to check if the key is working or not?