Guest b_sharp Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 tried to start the car yesterday - nothin. Thought a starter motor problem. Green flag geezer came out & said immobiliser problem - need auto electrician. LED in door flashing rapdily. Tried spare key today (no infra-red) -started first time !!! any ideas on problem ?? main fob opens car, but won't start - spare key opens AND starts car. could it be battery in remote ? could it be code gone ? Quote
seatkid Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 If youve had your remote key open (eg to change the battery) then theres a good possibility the immobiliser chip has fallen out. The immobiliser chip is seperateto the remote, it is a tiny thing (pictures are somewhere on this forum) and does not require batteries. The other possibility is that the immobiliser code in the key does not match the the stored code in the ECU for some reason. Quote
jkspoff Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 I had similar problem, turned out to be lost chip, as seen in picture below. Got a new key fob off ebay and had it programmed by Ford. Quote
redneck01246 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 chips have been known to pack up even if keys have been droppedi was told by ford head supervisor to super glue mine in place on the mk1 Quote
Guest b_sharp Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 KeyMystery is solved. My son owned up to dropping and splitting the key in the garden, and thought by putting it back together - no-one would know !! didn't know the chip had fallen out !! Re. the fob / chip and programming - how much did it cost ? (roughly). Quote
NikpV Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 KeyMystery is solved. My son owned up to dropping and splitting the key in the garden, and thought by putting it back together - no-one would know !! didn't know the chip had fallen out !! Re. the fob / chip and programming - how much did it cost ? (roughly). don't know if you can get the chip seperately ^_^ bt if you have 2 working keys then you can program yourself if you have 2 working keys - if you have the infra ed type (look for domes in your car front and back) then you need a red key to program - if you put your car details in your signature (see mine and click on the red link) we can be more specific. A new wireless remote from ford will be Quote
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