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Re: Door locks and keys...strange things part 1&2!
JG wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Strange thing 1:
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> Just recently my doors have taken to locking themselves on their own as
> I drive along ( 99 2.0 Ghia 5 door ) I hear about 4 clicks then they
> lock. Any ideas?
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>
> Strange thing 2:
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> Some months ago my remote key stopped working and it was not the battery
> as I tried a few new ones so on last weeks service when I got the car
> back I was amazed to find it now works? Ford did ask me if I wanted the
> key doing but I declined on reasons of cost. Anyway its the same key and
> I certainly was not charged for any key work so once again any ideas?
My remote got weaker. I replaced the batteries twice to no avail. I tried
various methods to align the transmitter to the car also unsuccessfully.
I needed the same size battery for a doorbell, so I took the one out of my
key. I didn't get round to replacing it for a month or so. It then started
working again! It fact, it's range seems better than when the car was new.
That was over a year ago and it still works. I'm sorry this doesn't directly
answer Strange thing 2, but does show that the failure mode can be
intermittent. I also wonder whether leaving the battery out for an extended
period forces the key to re-learn it's settings?
Chris
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