Posted November 14, 2015. It sounds like a fault with the immobiliser circuit somewhere, the fact that both keys fail to start the car would suggest a damaged transponder ring on the ignition or something similar rather than a key fault. If a key was just not recognised then you would get some form of flash code, the fact that you don't The problem has got worse, the car is hard to start and when it does it cuts out within a few mins. I have noticed that when i turn the ignition to position 2 the immobilizer light does not go out like it used to, and even when the engine eventually starts the immobilizer light stays on. 44. Name: Mark. Ford Model: Focus II 2.0 TDCi. Ford Year: 2007. UK/Ireland Location: Swansea. Author. Posted September 20, 2011. True, as it says in the manual the alarm sounds for 30 seconds and the lights flash for 5 minutes. Ive had a look at my catch and there are two connectors near it. Hi Lenny i read every your post please help me i have 2008 mondeo 2.0 diesel automotic transmission 3 days ago when i start engine .me come message in the dasboard engine malfunctioln.. i try again again but dont start engine after that come message in the dashboard gearbox problem i swict off everything and wait 5 minutes engine start but i slight knocking / thud felt when turning steering wheel. Hi guys my 2014 ford Kuga won't start getting Immobiliser malfunction service now if I leave it for a few hours it will start had this problem a few months ago got the car picked up and took to the mechanics they looked the car all over put the computer on it found no faults.any one else Apparently this is a very common problem with earlier Mondeos and on investigation ultimately proved to be a much easier (and almost costless) fix that I'd anticipated and well within the ability of the half decent home mechanic. Method. Basically you need to remove the centre console of the car to get access to the immobiliser unit. Posted August 2, 2021. On 8/2/2021 at 1:06 AM, unofix said: Hi Paul (5th new member called Paul in the last 24 hours), welcome to the Ford Owners Club. The problem is most likely with the instrument cluster. The solder joints (made using lead free solder) will be starting to fail, it's a very common fault. maybe the immobilizer thing in the car has been disabled in the past. A friend had a renault clio. 1 key had the ability to un-immobilize the car , her 2nd key did not. she lost the good key. she could get in the car with the 2nd and turn the key in the ignition but could not start i zrztYH0.

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