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The alarm on my Passat keeps going off. I do not want to spend money on diagnostics as my experience is that these problems reoccur. Is it possible for me to immobilise it completely? If so, how?
My Fiesta starts and runs then cuts out... I think it is an immoboliser problem. I would like to know if the light (by the clock) is supposed to on or off when running properly? I unplugged the unit and...
Several years ago you featured an immobiliser, the Interceptor, distributed by Enterprise (Europe) Ltd. I had one fitted to a van at the time, and could confidently leave it with the keys in, knowing...
I have a 53-Plate Vauxhall and every night the alarm goes off at 3am. Why is that? I have disconnected the battery, but it's too much hassle if you need to go out early in the morning.
I have trawled the topic thread already and tried numerous solutions thus far to no avail. My car which i have had for a few years has developed this problem as described by many others. The key fob...
I keep on getting a clicking noise from what I believe is the immobiliser unit box under the glovebox. The faults include intermittent working of the windows, radio, indicators and window wipers and...
My car has not been used for a couple of weeks and when I came to get in at the weekend the key fob would not work to open the door. I then tried the key which did open the door but then the car wouldn't...
My daughter left her locked A3 (59 plate) outside her home in W London for 3 days while abroad. On her return and on getting into the car she immediately noticed the glove box contents on the floor and...
The battery went flat on my Rover so i removed it and charged it up. When putting the battery back in and connecting this up the engine would not start. I turn the key and the engine turns over it just...
In the last month my 2005 Rover 25 has had problems starting. At times when I turn the ignition key there is a silence and then a two-tone warning sound starts. This has not happened first thing on cold...
 

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