Chris Whelan wrote:
> JG wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Strange thing 1:
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> Strange thing 2:
>>
>> 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
>
Thanks Chris that was interesting to read, perhaps that might be the
case when the battery is removed for a long period of time. I cant
actually remember if I removed the battery or not. Something to bear in
mind for the future though.
John
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