Has anyone else had problems with their remote key fob only working after 3-4 presses of the button?

Mine worked absolutely fine first time until a few weeks ago, when it started to play up. I installed a new battery, but it still worked erratically. So I bought yet another battery, in case Halfrauds had sold me a dud, and it still only worked erratically. (And before you ask, I did buy the correct battery - same serial number as the original). Sometimes it works first time, at other times (with no apparent rhyme or reason) it needs several presses before it operates.

I've tried to analyse its erratic performance scientifically (distance from the car, position of operation in relation to the car, phase of the moon, etc) but there's no apparent pattern to its misbehaviour.

Any suggestions? And if the key's knackered, do you reckon that a replacement would be covered under the warranty?

Whether the specialist you used could swap innards of your remote to a new casing using this vid? [ame]https://youtu.be/ioj_gGyizAY[/ame]

Don't see how that would help! It's the innards that are the problem.

Try cleaning the rear of fob buttons with electric clean spray or alcohol wipe and a cloth, some times a coating builds up.

Ade:wave:

gar074 said:

Don't see how that would help! It's the innards that are the problem.

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The back of the rubber buttons can wear down meaning you have to press a lot further/harder in order the make sufficient contact with the switch on the circuit board

This is likely what swapping the caseing over with will help

Has it got wet?

The little tact switches can get dry soldered joints onto the board, they can be reflowed with a very small soldering bolt and reflow flux, they also can get a bit iffy and a quick blast of contact cleaner sprayed inside the switches will work, either of these will be your problem.

Herts Hillhopper said:

Has it got wet?

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Nope.

ADRIAN22 said:

Try cleaning the rear of fob buttons with electric clean spray or alcohol wipe and a cloth, some times a coating builds up.

Ade:wave:

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And Ade wins today's Star Prize*- a quick clean of the back of the buttons with an alcohol wipe seems to have done the trick. :wave:

Many thanks also to Al D - that video was really helpful! Against all odds, and despite my arthritic fingers and failing eyesight, I managed to take it apart without knackering any of the little tabs. I knew all those childhood years doing Airfix kits would come in useful one day.

Hats off to the absolutely brilliant Panda cognoscenti on here - you are, individually and collectively, a class act. :worship:

(* that's a metaphoric prize though, Ade, so don't get your hopes up!)

Glad it worked mate, and it does not cost anything, simples sometimes the best.

Ade:wave: