VW Polo 1.6 L 1995

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Sun 20 Nov 2005 13:24
VW Polo 1.6 L 1995 - mickyluv
Hi,

I'm desperate for advice to get my car back on the road. I've been unable to start it since Friday night and, have been told, the problem is the key and immobiliser sytem. The breakdown guy ran a diagnostic check and it came up with a faulty key. He could have sorted me out there and then if my car wasn't a VW.

I've called a local company who claim to be able to replace keys for all types of vehicles, but have said they will need to run a full diagnostic check, and on top of a £100 call out fee the total bill is expected to be over £300, as the problem will not just be a faulty key.

So, I called the local VW garage who advised that I could need just a new chip which will be approximately £18 or a new unit which will be approximately £70. However, they can't do anything without having the car in front of them. As I am unable to start the car, this will be a problem.

Someone else has told me that they should be able to sort it with just the key and the VIN, but when I've called a different VW garage today, I've been told they need the car as well and told to call back tomorrow when I advised the small problem of not being able to start the car.

Can anyone help?
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Sun 20 Nov 2005 13:41
VW Polo 1.6 L 1995 - bell boy
use your spare key,if you havnt got one get the car trailered to your local vw dealer and get him to sort it and get more than one key made vw"s and keys on these polo"s are a right pain.
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Mon 21 Nov 2005 21:52
VW Polo 1.6 L 1995 - geordie(renault rte)
Does the engine start for a second then stop?
Usualy if it is an immob fault the engin starts for a second then stops
Is it a remote key?
Did it come to peices accidentaly?
The chip is either a little black rectangle or a glass tube about 10mm long keys dont normaly fail
A spare key is always a good idea

{Shouting amended - DD}
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