key fob won't open door

swifty62 · 28th March 2019, 13:02

hi guys and gals, my key fob has just suddenly stopped working, i can still use the key to open and lock the door, and can still use it to start the car,i have renewed the battery, but still it won't lock or unlock,the doors, not to sure if After spending hours cleaning my leather seats with soap and a bit of water, it may have seeped through the seats on to something electrical underneath the seat, every thing else appears to be working fine,wouldnt have thought anything under the seat would cause it not to work, also if it was the battery inside the fob, surely it would slowly die, and not go all of a sudden, any ideas please, thanks Ian

P-Nut · 28th March 2019, 13:20

There's nothing in the seats that would cause this, is the light flashing when you press the button? If the key is not a genuine one it might have just died.

Gren 24 · 28th March 2019, 16:13

Hi, It sounds like your door lock actuator. Do a search on here, it quit comman.

If you dont fancy doing it yourself. Get one and come along to the next Midlands Nano Meet , there will be some-one willing to help you or do it for you. I know Ive done one or two there.

Hope you get it sorted.

swifty62 · 28th March 2019, 19:16

thanks for the replys,it is the genuine key, and yes the light does flash when pressed, the only other job that I have done, is clean the contacts in the switch box for the wing mirrors, which were'nt working, but are now,so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.

trikey · 28th March 2019, 19:20

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Originally Posted by swifty62

thanks for the replys,it is the genuine key, and yes the light does flash when pressed, the only other job that I have done, is clean the contacts in the switch box for the wing mirrors, which were'nt working, but are now,so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.

The switch pack wont affect the door solenoids at all.

28th March 2019, 13:02	#1
swifty62 Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 197 Thanks: 278 Thanked 36 Times in 23 Posts	key fob won't open door hi guys and gals, my key fob has just suddenly stopped working, i can still use the key to open and lock the door, and can still use it to start the car,i have renewed the battery, but still it won't lock or unlock,the doors, not to sure if After spending hours cleaning my leather seats with soap and a bit of water, it may have seeped through the seats on to something electrical underneath the seat, every thing else appears to be working fine,wouldnt have thought anything under the seat would cause it not to work, also if it was the battery inside the fob, surely it would slowly die, and not go all of a sudden, any ideas please, thanks Ian

28th March 2019, 13:20	#2
P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	There's nothing in the seats that would cause this, is the light flashing when you press the button? If the key is not a genuine one it might have just died. __________________ Approved food eater

28th March 2019, 16:13	#3
Gren 24 Loves to post 2004 Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE CDTI Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Stafford Posts: 459 Thanks: 98 Thanked 98 Times in 83 Posts	Hi, It sounds like your door lock actuator. Do a search on here, it quit comman. If you dont fancy doing it yourself. Get one and come along to the next Midlands Nano Meet , there will be some-one willing to help you or do it for you. I know Ive done one or two there. Hope you get it sorted. __________________ 2004 Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE CDTI

28th March 2019, 19:16	#4
swifty62 Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 197 Thanks: 278 Thanked 36 Times in 23 Posts	thanks for the replys,it is the genuine key, and yes the light does flash when pressed, the only other job that I have done, is clean the contacts in the switch box for the wing mirrors, which were'nt working, but are now,so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.