abhishek_charlie

I lost it 5 years ago during shifting.. will keep trying meanwhile Winter here is not too long.. if nothing works then may be I have to ask the mechanic to reprogram the key or make a new key.

it worked for a day then stopped working. After that I reached out to a mobile repair guy with my instrument cluster and asked him to re solder all the pins. That also looked like worked but only for that day , next morning it was again not recognizing the key although central locking etc works fine. Today I got it scanned and the error was Intermittent Key issue, or unrecognized or unauthorized key. What I observed that if my key is too cold it fails to start the engine but I keep it inside my jacket for a minute and make it bit cozy, it starts working. It cold here these days but I dont know if this hypo thesis is correct.

I have a Indian version Skoda Fabia 2009 model and have same issue for past few days. Initially thought its because my new battery is not keeping up with winter but then its Delhi and lowest it can go is 5-6 Decgree Centigrades. Anyway battery was checked by AMron guys (6 month old battery). The issue was intermittent till 2 days back and then my car did'nt Start since yesterday at all. Finally i tried to inspect the pins as mentioned in the thread and shared video. The cluster was slightly different but 90% same, all pins were intact and couldn't find any problem in soldering joints. Anyway i cleaned the dust (there was very small amount) with a dry brush. and connected back,. My engine is now running, I drove it for at least an hour and turned my ignition on and off 10 times. it worked 9 times so far. Fingers crossed will check tomorrow morning again. And yes in doing so my Airbags warning light is now "ON"