Remote Unlocking - Needs Multiple Presses

[Anduril]

Is this expected behaviour or a problem?

When unlocking my car with the remote, if the car has been left for a while (e.g. overnight) it takes up to 5 presses on the unlock button before the car unlocks. The first presses give only a brief flash of the light on the key fob - the unlocking flash is longer.

If the car has been left for say an hour or two (sometime a little longer) it unlocks on the first attempt.

N.B. 2001 model.

[Rob]

how long the car has been standing will have nothing to do with the length the LED is light on the key fob - and what happens if you press and hold the button down???

[Anduril]

Whether I use a quick press or a long press seems to make no difference - i.e. even if I hold the button in it does not unlock first time. Also, it has a new Battery - range is not a problem, e.g. for locking etc.

[Colm]

Have you got a spare key fob?

Does that work any better?

[Anduril]

Thanks for the suggestion - but the question was really whether this is a problem and whether it's common. Anyone else had this?

[alco]

Yes I had it, but now it dosent work at all... :(

[chris2588]

Thanks for the suggestion - but the question was really whether this is a problem and whether it's common. Anyone else had this?

i got the same problem twice!need to keep press the key many many time or keep holding it til it unlock,but next evenning,a fuse has a clicking noise and drainning the Battery,sth even worse was that i got it from lexus

just over a year(it's y reg used car),so i had to pay by myself.... :tsktsk: i had this happened twice in 1 year and few weeks..!! :duh: :duh: