mk4 key fob issue -------- locked out ! UPDATE

[andyj775]

Hi sorry if this isnt in the relevant section, just in real trouble with my mk4 and would like some opinions please.

decided to treat the car to a good run as ive just been pottering about for the last 3 weeks or so, and needed some clothes for chester races saturday so decided to go to the trafford centre. went about 7pm last night, alone as most mates were with the missus etc.

had a bit of a blast, and when i got there, pressed lock on fob, didnt work. put fob close to car pressed again ...........  LOCK!

went in and did my shopping, came back out around 9pm. pressed unlock on fob, nothing. pressed again, nothing. pressed lock button ........ ALARM!!! walked around whole car pressing unlock, at all heights, still nothing. rang my insurance telling them the situation, to make matters worse i was on the upper level so a 2 metre height restriction meaning i couldnt be towed etc! car is in gear and handbrake on anyway so would need lifting   

get a text saying recovery guy will be 61mins , so went back inside to a jewellery shop, to see if i could get replacement batteries for the fob. after a lot of the staff looking down at me etc (probably because i wanted to buy something less than 100 quid!) they said they have none suitable. probably isnt the batteries anyway but i was really struggling for ideas.

anyway recovery guy turns up, has a look and a press of the fob etc, sees my delocked handles and says .......... F**KIN HELL!

next:

removes centre grill from front bumper to try and get his arm up to bonnet cable - FAIL

sprays a load of something into boot lock to see if can get key to go in - FAIL

wedges both doors and gets rods in to pull the handles, door knobs were lifting right up but still no opening - FAIL

tries to 'jump start' batteries in fob then assembles key back together, presses unlock but nothing. presses lock and alarm goes off - FAIL

did some laps of the car pressing unlock but still nowt.

at one point i asked for a suitable object to smash a window, but he talked me out of it as he says it may be something to do with the signal on the key meaning car wouldnt start anyway. he said all signals for security cameras on car park etc may be affecting it???

so he offers to take me home, i agree and jump in his van. he rings my insurance to update them, when i hear Mr Admiral say hes only covered for 10 miles from the broken down vehicle .............. F**K! im 46 miles away so ask how much would it be anyway, guy says 105 quid! this resulted in me getting the midnight train home from manchester picadilly to chester ....... £10.70!

got a mate whos taking me back to the car this afternoon, gonna take my spare key, get some spare batteries from halfords on the way, and as a last resort a few essential tools including hammer! im completely miffed as to whats happened, other than one other thing that may be related. my interior light doesnt come on when opening my drivers door (not sure on passenger one). and looking into it, central locking and interior light share a fuse??

can anyone shed any light on this? its got to a point now where i just want the car on my driveway, damaged or not. thanks for reading










   

[Rhyso]

Knackered door module in the drivers door by the sounds of it

You need to get it scanned as it will tell you exactly what's up with it 

[andyj775]

Knackered door module in the drivers door by the sounds of it

You need to get it scanned as it will tell you exactly what's up with it 

thanks for the quick reply. is there any way i can get into it or get it home before scanning?

[Deano2711]

I have seen this before when I worked for Green Flag. In a multi storey by me I was called out to a Renault that was exactly the same. In this one I was able to open the door with the unlocking kit. When I picked the car up and drove a mile away from the car park the key started working again. Also I have heard of a few cases of this where. In your case you will either need a service van to come out to you with skates. They can then jack up your car and put it on the skates to enable it to be towed out of the car park for loading onto a truck or you will need to pop a window to gain access. You may end up being charged for the use of skates which is not cheap

[andyj775]

thanks very much for the reply, so if i smash a window and gain access, would you say my key would start the car?

[Deano2711]

Probably not but it would enable you to push/roll the car off the car park where either the key fob might work or the recovery people could load up the car. If you could get the bonnet up then try disconnecting the battery for a minute or so and then try the fob as this may help. 

[andyj775]

Probably not but it would enable you to push/roll the car off the car park where either the key fob might work or the recovery people could load up the car. If you could get the bonnet up then try disconnecting the battery for a minute or so and then try the fob as this may help. 

thanks again mate, so my plan now is to first check the spare, if it doesnt work i will look at the delock caps and whether i can get one off (they are off passat rear doors so are solid metal behind the plastic cap) and if not then smash passenger window. needless to say, if i get it home i will be fitting a lock to passenger side anyway for the future. thanks, andy

[Deano2711]

Let me know how you get on Buddy 

[andyj775]

is the boot lock an option for access? can you force something into it to maybe turn it and open it? or will this not work?

[Ant1981]

Knackered door module in the drivers door by the sounds of it

You need to get it scanned as it will tell you exactly what's up with it 

Will a scan show up a door module? Thought the scan only covered things with parametric sensors.

My door module is shot also, but it'll let me unlock on the button, it's the locking that it won't do as it thinks the door is open, on my car anyway.