My alarm has not worked for years and all of a sudden today it started working. Key FOB doesnt work but everytime i start the car or open passenger doors the alarm goes off

Asked by Ajb1986 Dec 07, 2015 at 05:08 PM about the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Replaced the batteries in the FOB and it still
does not work. Any ideas of how to fix this
issue?

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adulfoh answered 8 years ago

you need to fix your door key cyleder.that arms and disarms your alarm.

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My alarm has not worked for years and all of a sudden today it started working. Key FOB doesnt work but everytime i start the car or open passenger doors the alarm goes off 1 Answer

Replaced the batteries in the FOB and it still does not work. Any ideas of how to fix this issue?

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