Thread: Puma Owners: non-start issue

I had a strange hiccup with the immobiliser on my Puma last weekend. I had to move the car to put the boat away and using the key set we normally use and the car fired no problems. We parked the boat but misplaced the Puma keys in the process, no drama's get the spare. Inserted spare and turned, all lights up, turns over once or twice then nothing. Ignition lights still glowing but would not turn over. First thought was dead battery but confused as no solenoid click. About to call RAC and the wife found the everyday keys, inserted key for one more try and it fired instantly. Retried the spare and no problems, all as normal. Could it be the key loses its "memory" after time, or is it acting to magnetic fields as door swipe cards do in some hotels. I hadn't used the spare key for 12 months. Very odd.

Allan

Funny that this thread should be dredged up. When I picked up my new D90 recently, the dealer made a point about ensuring that I don't keep the two keys close to each other, and definitely not sharing the same key ring. I responded that would be stupid anyway because then you'd lose both keys. She then mentioned it wasn't because of that risk but because the keys have been known to somehow interfer with each other and then one can stop working for a while.

Doesn't resolve the issue for you, but might be something to remember. Maybe some time apart is what's needed. "It isn't you dear, it's me. I just need some space to myself to sort myself out".