My Opel Astra's keys seem to be acting up.

Hi guys, I have a 2005 Opel Astra. The central locking is acting up. I have replaced the keys in the fob and checked the fuses. All appears ok in that regard. It works intermittently. Might lock and unlock once or twice and then just stop working again. However, when inside the car and you have the button to engage the central locking for safety reasons, this method does manage to engage all the locks and works fine.

Furthermore using the pedal/accelerator test generated a 1614 code, which relates to the keys and I am assuming a mismatch between the codes the car is looking for and what the keys are transmitting. Is it a simple case of the fobs requiring reprogramming (I have tried the key in the ignition the "lights on" but not engine start, in order to synchronise them again, but nothing) or something that might require further investigation.

Many thanks for your feedback if you get a chance.

Thanks

John Clarke (Dublin)

May 2015 Filed under: fault

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Expert answer

Hi John,

It really sounds like the keys need to be recoded to your car. Any Opel dealer can do this and hopefully it won't cost you too much.

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Adviser
@Shane_O_D