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Old 12-09-2008, 05:48 AM
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Default locked out of my car, and key wont open the lock..is this common

i am not sure if my battery is dead or not, but i tried to open my door and the lock didnt work? is there anyway i can open the hood from outside?
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Default the remote won't work... or the key in the keyhole won't?

Or both?
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Default Probalby of no help but last time this happened to me I was trying to

open my wife's B5 with my Avant key, doh!
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Default Did you try the passenger side keyhole ? You should be able to manually open it with the key.

What year car ? My '99 had keyholes on both front doors.


Definitely put a new battery in the key fob





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Default someone tried to break in the car, so the passengert side key hole doesnt allow a key, and the

key i haev for the car is a copy, lost the original way back, adn the truck wont open with it ....and it wont open on the drivers side lock
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Default i can unlock the doors from the trunk..

try that
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Default its a 99, didnt come with remote, and wont work in drivers side key hole

passenger side is broken
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Did the same thing with mine.
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how do u do that? i cant get into the trunk! either my key is a copy and it dont work!
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I think he means when you unlock the trunk it unlocks all the doors


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