Thread: Is there any 'intelligence' (like a chip) in a PUMA key? Won't start with Spare Key.

Sound more like an immobiliser issue.

Mine does a similar thing every now and then, fires seems to start for a second and stops. Turn the key nothing, but the dash light are all on.

If I lock it with the button, wait a couple of minutes, and then unlock it with the button it will start.

I think this is what your's is doing. Next time try my fix

Cheers

Originally Posted by Drover

Sound more like an immobiliser issue.

Mine does a similar thing every now and then, fires seems to start for a second and stops. Turn the key nothing, but the dash light are all on.

If I lock it with the button, wait a couple of minutes, and then unlock it with the button it will start.

I think this is what your's is doing. Next time try my fix

Cheers

Same with mine about one a year, very odd. The force is in them (Ford).

Allan

with our normal set of keys if the car is left unlocked for a period of time and then we hop in to start it the car will immoblise itself, you can not start it.

while in the car you lock the door with the fob and wait a second or two and then unlock put the key in and it fires first time.

I dont think its a fault I think its meant to do it. there was a service tip out on it sometime ago... we found this out when we had our immobliser issues.

OK - I have done some more testing.

If I have the original set of keys near the car - it will start, so I've worked out that it is an immobiliser issue.

Trouble is - the 2nd set of keys is just that - there is no immobiliser 'plip' thing that came with them.

Looks like I'll have to get a 2nd immobiliser to sort this out. Wonder why I only got 1 when I bought the car? Is the 2nd immobiliser likely to be somewhere in the car (under the driver's seat or something)? Reckon I got dudded, so will have to buy another as it is well out of warranty now.

Thanks for the comments chaps.
David

Have you checked under the bonnet Im sure i have read somewhere that they have been placed there before

we were given ours on the second set, you should have a second fob

You know - I thought there might be another key under the bonet, as I had a vague recollection that my TD5 came with a fob zip-tied to some wiring under the bonnet.....

I have checked with a torch but nothing obvious.

Will have a proper look in the morning. Thanks for the memory prompt.

Looks like it might have been a common issue: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-ch...fob-110-a.html

I also had an ignition barrel problem with mine, replaced under warrenty. I thought this may have been the cause but it did it again north of Broome. As I said, since I took it in to the dealer and mentioned it, there has been no problem since. I think dulbird has got the answer in that its supposed to do that.

Allan