Alarm won't turn off...Can't start car

Alarm won\'t turn off...Can\'t start car

Hello guys,

Need some more help...
I have a 99.5 Golf and my remote key has not worked for the last 2 years. I have been openning my car doors like other cars do...

But latelly, when the Temp outside is hot, When I turn the key to unlock the doors, the door unlocks but the red blinking light continues to flash. If I try to start the car, the alarm goes off.

Now what I have to do, is turn the key multiple times (10 minutes) in the key hole until the door unlocks and alarm shuts off...

Any clues as to how I can fix this????

Buckaroo
Gatineau, Quebec

Alarm won\'t turn off...Can\'t start car

Sounds like a classic case of the microswitch in the driver's door lock going haywire. There are several threads here at Fred's that discuss it, including how to replace the whole latch with new (expensive) or replacing just the switch with a little surgery (much cheaper). Instructions for both methods are in here somewhere, give it a good search.

Mark

Alarm won\'t turn off...Can\'t start car

Read the other post and this sound what my problem is...

Not sure if a newbie can perform this...

Will start with the cleaning/greasing of the Microswitch...

then I will see

Fuse 16 sound like a good idea as well

thanks for this info

Alarm won\'t turn off...Can\'t start car

Would using the remote entry key, bypass this problem???

If so would it not be cheaper to buy a key?

Buckaroo

Alarm won\'t turn off...Can\'t start car

had same problem in my 98m jetta, check the door for wires that are broken, one was i fixed it and it works fine.

Alarm won\'t turn off...Can\'t start car

I had a similar problem with mine last month. Somehow my FOB no longer talked to my car. When I tried to start it the alarm would go off. I took my master key(key without FOB) and followed the instructions from the manual and reprogrammed my FOB. I would try that first before replacing any parts.

ugh this is happening to me right now. The car isnt at home. I disconnected the battery is there any length of time where it will reset? Stuck in a parking lot

Pull fuses 10 and 14. That's what I did when my alarm wouldn't turn off. You'll just have no keyless entry.