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I have a 2004 Ford Focus 1.6. My ignition key battery power is very low now, with 80,000 miles on the car, so that it takes three or four attempts to unlock the doors. Can you suggest where we can get...
On 20 August, I took delivery of a used Mazda MX-5 from a multi-franchised dealer in Wiltshire. Mazda is not one of Its franchises. I first saw the car two weeks ago and agreed to buy it. I left a £100...
A year ago my keyfob began to take several goes to lock/unlock the car. The main dealer changed the battery (in the fob) but the problem persists. Is it easily fixed, or does it imply the sort of bill...
I bought a BMW from a Tyneside used car dealer with only one key. I spoke to the previous owner, who said there were two keys but the dealer says there was only one key. Does he have to provide two keys?...
I have a Proton Jumbuck that now has a statring problem. The key fob fell apart and after putting it back together it now won't start. If you turn key to the start position you just hear the fuel pump....
The ignition key has the usual buttons to open and lock the car, also a key to go in the ignition. The key locks and unlocks the car as usual, but when I try to put the key in the ignition lock, it refuses...
Where is a good place to get key fobs repaired?
I have a 2002 Mondeo but the central locking won't lock when using the fob, yet it works fine with the key. By this I mean if u use the fob it just unlocks itself straight away after locking.
I have just had the key fob from my wife’s 11-year-old Fiat Punto refurbished at www.keyfobrepair.co.uk. They replaced the microswitches, battery and top casing, and now its as good as new, all for the...
I discovered that my car keys worked normally away from my house, but not close to it. I infer that there is some kind of local interference weakening the signal from the key to the car, possibly RF. There...
 

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