Immobiliser Problems

Problems with your immobiliser?
Immobiliser problems can be caused by many issues, from key fobs that have lost their coding, key fobs with lost transducer chips (easy to do when you are replacing the battery) Damaged or corroded wiring, faulty ecu's (engine ecu and/or immobiliser ecu) can bus errors, faulty sensors and actuators, corrupted body ecu's, faulty BSI Units, damaged receiver rings, there are so many causes and symptoms that it would be impossible to list them all here.

The cost of removing the immobiliser on most common cars is just £80.00 plus carriage at cost, some do cost more than this, particulaly where the immobiliser has to be be bypassed rather than removed.

Click on the link below to request the exact cost of removing or bypassing the immobiliser on your car or van.

We see so many cars with immobiliser problems that we have invested significant time and resources in specialist technology to enable us to resolve the many different problems that result.

Common Problems
Central Locking not working
Alarm not Working
Car Wont start - Immobiliser Light On
Car Wont Start - Immobiliser Light Flashing
Car Wont Start - Immobiliser Light Off Car Starts then Stops

These are just some of the many problems or symptoms of immobiliser faults, we see immobiliser problems just about every day of the week, we have many days when we have as many as 5 cars in our workshop with immobiliser related problems.

Immobiliser Problems and Symptoms

Immobiliser problems can be caused by many issues, from key fobs that have lost their coding, key fobs with lost transducer chips (easy to do when you are replacing the battery) Damaged or corroded wiring, faulty ecu's (engine ecu and/or immobiliser ecu) can bus errors, faulty sensors and actuators, corrupted body ecu's, faulty BSI Units, damaged receiver rings, there are so many causes and symptoms that it would be impossible to list them all here.

As we see so many of these problems, you can rest assured that we are experts at finding and repairing all manner of immobiliser problems on all makes and models of cars, vans pick up's and light commercial vehicles.

If your car wont start and you have a cover with the AA, RAC, Green flag or any of the other breakdown operators you can just ask for the vehicle to be recovered to our workshops, If you don't have breakdown cover, we have negotiated special rates with a number of recovery specialists due to the huge number of vehicles that are brought to us, with prices starting at only £30 for recovery from most of the St Albans area and similar low cost recovery for the surrounding areas such as Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Hatfield, Welwyn, Hertford, Stevenage, Luton & Dunstable and much wider coverage available anywhere in the country.

Immobiliser Repairs and Immobiliser Removal

We have the specialist equipment, programmers and other in-house developed products that allow us to repair most immobiliser's, this can offer significant savings where replacement of body controllers for example can cost hundreds of pounds.

We can also disable or remove immobiliser's from many popular cars, this can be particularly helpful when expensive items such as fuel pumps, body controllers etc are damaged and replacement costs of new components are prohibitive, we can disable the immobiliser (replacing with other immobiliser or alarm systems if required) allowing second hand parts to be used for repairs.

We are able to remove or bypass the immobiliser on almost all cars, many can be done by mail order, however some vehicles have to be done in our workshop.

Please complete the form on this page including as many details as possible and we will try to help you in the most ecconomical way possible to help you resolve the problem with your car.

We get many people contact us every day that cant start their car and the immobiliser light is on or flashing, this is not really a good reason to have the immobiliser removed as this is normally caused by simple faults that can be quickly identified and repaired by any good vehicle locksmith, it should only be necessary to remove or bypass the immobiliser if you have changed the engine, ecu or other expensive contol module with a second hand part. However we are happy to remove the immobiliser on any vehicle at the customers request but please bear in mind that this will not necessarily fix any other problems with the vehicle.

Do You Need the Security Code for a Citroen, Ford, Peugeot or Renault Vehicle

If you need the security or programming code for any Citroen, Ford, Peugeot or Renault car or van, these codes, can be supplied normally within a few minutes from the VintoPin.co.uk web site, Click here to go to the Vin to Pin Web site Please be aware that you do need programming equipment to use these codes so they are not much use unless you have a Citroen, Ford, Peugeot or Renault and have a key programmer or diagnostic equipment that has the facilities to program the vehicle.

Immobiliser Removal Supported List

We are able to remove the immobiliser's on the almost all makes and models of vehicle, the following vehicles are just a few of the most commonly requested cars that we are asked to remove or bypass, this list is constantly expanding so don't hesitate to contact us to see how we can help with your car, please use the form near the top of this form to ask any questions or for assistance.