HJB

Sounds like I need to:

1) buy a new FOB (off Ebay?)
2) swap uncut key with my old key
3) program per Tech section

Is that about it? BTW, mine's a '99 Passat

boehm781

yep.. ebay is the way to go

BSK auf Arbeit

never hurts to try. otherwise ebay is the way to go if you can still read the fcc id numbers on the remote itself

asusc

took it apart, blow dried it, replaced the batteries and its worked fine for over two years since.

BSK auf Arbeit

and so far it work sometimes so its worth a try

HJB

Tryed drying it w. new batteries, didn't try reprogramming though?

VTB(Erik)

I just let it dry out overnight and it's been fine for almost two years.

BSCA4

2nd, I swimmed with my Moto and it worked great after dried out.

cpurick

Assuming you didn't wash it in hot water or run it through the dryer, it might not be that bad.

I opened mine, and blotted out the wet spots. Then I took a blow dryer to the casing before I put the guts back in. I had to stick the key in the ignition before the car would respond to the remote, but it's been fine ever since.

I don't know if yours is any different, but my B7 key was pretty difficult to put back together. You might want to pay careful attention to how it's assembled when you take it apart.

chrismartin

I was exiting the lift on the 4th floor, pulling my keys out of my pocket. The keychain broke and the keys fell right down the gap between the car and the shaft. I was able to call building maintenance, they locked the elevator and we went to the bottom to see if we could find it. I found two OTHER sets of keys and I found the blade to mine. I never did find the remote. There was a good 4 inches of muck at the bottom of the lift. It served as a drainage/overflow area for the A/C's and such, it was disgusting.