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Central locking, alarm and remote problem
Lorent replied to Lorent's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
I stopped by the dealership tonight and they confirmed it would be $375 for a new remote, including programming. It would "only" be $70 if I had the 21-number code that came with the key which, of course I don't have. What a rip off! I am completely disgusted that a well known flaw in a Porsche car key does not result in a free replacement. I have owned numerous cars, both sports and regular ones and I can't imagine that such a thing would happen with a Ford or even a Hyundai. This is extremely disappointing from a manufacturer like Porsche. My experience at the dealership was not good anyway. The rep who talked to me was less than knowledgeable about the issue and the other guy he called seemed more preoccupied by his white shinny teeth and his fake tan than actually caring about my issue. Between the two of them, they were unable to confirm whether I should expect my passenger's door to be lock when I lock the driver's side with the key. One of them thought that this feature was introduced with later models only (mine is a '99) and the other one said that there must be something wrong "either with the cable or the microswitch in the drivers door". The result is that I do not know what is wrong and I have no guarantee that spending $375 for a new remote will actually fix my issue. Now I remember why I stopped servicing the car at the Porsche dealership years ago. -
Central locking, alarm and remote problem
Lorent replied to Lorent's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
I took the drivers seat off tonight and replaced the 15V fuse. The one that was in there did not look bad, but just in case. No luck :( I did not notice any water damage either. The central locking/alarm control box looks in perfect condition. While reading some other posts, it looks like the key can go out of sync with the car and I suspect this is what might have happened. I used the car for over a month without battery in the key and this will teach me being lazy replacing the $3.29 battery... One thing that worries me a little is that I read somewhere that one can activate the alarm in emergency mode by locking the drivers door with the key 3 times in a row quickly. I tried that and nothing happened. However, I am unclear on what the result should have been. At this point, any other suggestion you might have would be really appreciated. -
Central locking, alarm and remote problem
Lorent replied to Lorent's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
I do not have the second remote. I bought the car used a few years ago and the seller had lost the second one. -
Hello, I have a problem with 99 Boxster. The battery fo the remote has been dead for several weeks and I finally got to replace it today. I have simply not had time to do that before and for the past several weeks, I did not bother locking the car at all (I park in safe and locked places anyway). Now, with the new battery the light on the remote are blinking fine when I press the buttons but it does not lock/unlock my car. I am unable to open the trunck either with the other button on the remote. Also, I have noticed that when I manually lock the car with the key, it does not lock both door (no central locking) and the alarm does not get enabled. However, when I am sitting in the car with ignition on, both doors get locked when I press the central locking button on the console. I researched the related topics in this forum and I tried to reset the key (flip the battery upside down for 15 seconds) then press a button when ignition is on but no sucess so far. Any idea on what the issue could be? Thanks, -Lorent.