ford remote key problem

fatblokexl

i have a Y reg focus and over the last week or so the efficiency of the remote key fob deteriorated and yesterday stopped working.
based on this i bought a new battery for the fob and still nothing.
i have to access the car the old fashioned way and actually use the key:mad:

can anyone suggest what may be the problem and how i can go about fixing it?

saintjanet

It may seem obvious but is the battery in the right way?is it the right battery?

Have you got another key and if so does that work? if not it could be an electrical problem with the car rather than the key.

Has the car battery been disconnected? if so the key may need reprogramming.

Failing this the key could be knackered.i am sure you will get many more suggestions too!!:D

tab99_uk

your key needs syncronising again i had a site that tells you how to do this.

hope it helps here is the site http://www.programyourkeys.com/Program_Keys_-_Ford.html

Paula_anne

in the key fob is a tiny fuse with 2 little metal prongs, which is connected to the circuit board this could have come away, hence not making a connection, this happened to us a few yrs back, it just needed soldering back together.

fatblokexl

saintjanet wrote:

It may seem obvious but is the battery in the right way?is it the right battery?

Have you got another key and if so does that work? if not it could be an electrical problem with the car rather than the key.

Has the car battery been disconnected? if so the key may need reprogramming.

Failing this the key could be knackered.i am sure you will get many more suggestions too!!:D

YES IT IS!!!
no other remote operating keys so cannot check this way.

i will try the programming thingy and see if that works...as long as nothing can go wrong...i have a habit of getting myself into situations

fatblokexl

prob sorted, thanks everyone