Somebody please help!!!!

I own a 2003 Fabia. I recently found out (to my shock and horror) that my neighbour, who owns a 2001 Golf, is able to unlock and lock my car with her remote central locking key. It disturbs me greatly.

I called up my local skoda garage and the person i spoke to simply told me that i had explained an impossible situation to him. His very words were "...that can't happen". I obviously assured him it was happening to me! He suggested that having my key re-coded might solve the problem. (I've tried using some re-coding instructions i found on the internet, but that hasn't worked!!!)

Has anyone every heard of this happening before?

And is it my keys that need re-coding, or my neighbour's? She tells me that her keys unlock her boyfriends Passat too!!!!!!

In desperate need of advice.

Blossom :confused:

sounds like she should sell her car key to some scrotes for a big wad of cash

sounds like its HERS that needs re coding... Perhaps you should offer to take it off her hands for a while to "investigate" the problem.

well if it goes missing now without signs of forced entry, then you know who to look for hahaha.

What?! She's doing this using the remote fob?

I can't understand that!

If I was you I'd get her to see if her key will start your car. I'm doubtful that it will; in which case I don't think there's a big problem.

A friend of mine used to have a lupo gti and his factory fob would lock and unlock my car but mine would not work his,wasn't worried about him trying to steal my car but would sometimes be a pain if he came round to my house because when he would leave he would unlock his car which triggered my clifford,glad he's sold it now lol

Shouldnt be able to happen surely, what with rolling codes being standard in the alarm world for some time.

It would happen once or twice, but then the codes would roll away from each other surely?

That's very odd. We've often got nearly 100 Skodas on site and I've never had 1 key open anything other than the one car it's coded to work with.

I know with Fords the chances of the key working on another are quite high, especially with the hex shaped keys. There were only a stupidly low combination (1 in 10,000 IIRC), and the same lock made in one factory and used globally.

I'd assume all keys have this issue, but remotes we should be millions or billions to one chances.

Sounds like your neighbour has some sort off master key, maybe she can open any VAG car. Surely your dealer will recode yours or hers for free.

It happens.

They have rolling code remotes (they dont roll each time though) and they all work on the same frequency. every now and again they will fall into line (or at least very close to) and they will unlock and/or lock another car.

Easiest way to sort it is recode the remotes for either car and that should sort it.

Mine randomly unlocks something around here when I double click it too open all doors.

I hear a chirp from someones alarm every now and then.

It also trigger my doorbell every so often.

That's very odd. We've often got nearly 100 Skodas on site and I've never had 1 key open anything other than the one car it's coded to work with.

Agree

Happened to me when I had the Polo. Came out of Morrisons, opened the car, drove off, thinking. this car needs cleaned inside. Not my car

I remember my dad had a Rover800 and we were in a car park and a Land Rover a few cars down was locking and unlocking when he was pressing the key fob.

We have 2 Octavia's at work, one a '53 the other a '54. The key from one of them opens both cars.

Thanks very much to everyone who sent a reply.

Am hoping that having my keys recoded resolves the problem. My local dealer says it will cost me £50+ to have my key fob recoded and as it's me who wants the security, I'm going to cough up!!! My neighbour goes in and out frequently and her remote key unlocks & locks my everytime - it's getting on my nerves now!!!!

Good night!!!!

It happens.

They have rolling code remotes (they dont roll each time though) and they all work on the same frequency. every now and again they will fall into line (or at least very close to) and they will unlock and/or lock another car.

Easiest way to sort it is recode the remotes for either car and that should sort it.

Am hoping a recode works because her keys lock/unlock mine everytime she uses them.

Will yours open her car too ?

It also trigger my doorbell every so often.

My old Fiat used to do that at my parents house.

If I was you I'd get her to see if her key will start your car. I'm doubtful that it will; in which case I don't think there's a big problem.

There is if she comes out of the house and unlocks her car and drives off , leaving yours unlocked on the driveway.

If it's going to auto-lock again after 30 seconds if nobody opens the doors that's a bit of a help , but it's far from ideal as anyone can steal the contents if it's left open.

i would love to have her car keys, i could make a fortune on the black market with them lol. seriously get it reprogrammed. My keys for my former car (vauxhall astra) would make anyone in my cul-de-sac with a wireless doorbell, dorbell ring great fun at 3am lol

Thanks very much to everyone who sent a reply.

Am hoping that having my keys recoded resolves the problem. My local dealer says it will cost me £50+ to have my key fob recoded and as it's me who wants the security, I'm going to cough up!!! My neighbour goes in and out frequently and her remote key unlocks & locks my everytime - it's getting on my nerves now!!!!

Good night!!!!

surely having your keyfob re-coded will have no effect at all on her keys being able to open your car though? :confused:

What happens if you try the spare remote a few times?

Does the first remote then cycle away from this range?