Hello all,
I have recently purchased my first Prado (2001 model) and was loving it, until, this morning when I can no longer start the engine. It appears to be the immobiliser. Luckily its at home and I'm not on the road somewhere.
The dealerships are all closed until Monday (and I'm away on Monday for a week). Any suggestions? Would a (non-Toyota) mobile mechanic be able to fix, or am I reliant upon a dealership seeing as it seems to be security related?
Here's the series of events, if it matters:
I purchased the car about 2 months ago. Had it checked out. All was well.
A week ago, I had a key cutter fix the remote fob, which was only working intermittently. He soldered the battery holder back to the chip board. It worked fine after then. I was just locking with the key before then.
I used the car yesterday (no probs) although the fob didn't work as I was walking away. I went inside, opened the case, removed the (fob) battery, replaced the battery, and then successfully locked my car using the fob, after a few presses. Walked away.
I go to use my car this morning and after half-turning the key, the electrics shut off. Immobiliser light is flashing. I tried it with the master key with the same result. No power, can't turn it over etc. Expensive, hunk of metal sitting on my driveway.
I have trawled this forum but am still non-the-wiser. Most posts seem to relate to a keyless version (which I don't have).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The back up is to call a Toyota dealership, which I know will be expensive.
Cheers, AJG.
I have recently purchased my first Prado (2001 model) and was loving it, until, this morning when I can no longer start the engine. It appears to be the immobiliser. Luckily its at home and I'm not on the road somewhere.
The dealerships are all closed until Monday (and I'm away on Monday for a week). Any suggestions? Would a (non-Toyota) mobile mechanic be able to fix, or am I reliant upon a dealership seeing as it seems to be security related?
Here's the series of events, if it matters:
I purchased the car about 2 months ago. Had it checked out. All was well.
A week ago, I had a key cutter fix the remote fob, which was only working intermittently. He soldered the battery holder back to the chip board. It worked fine after then. I was just locking with the key before then.
I used the car yesterday (no probs) although the fob didn't work as I was walking away. I went inside, opened the case, removed the (fob) battery, replaced the battery, and then successfully locked my car using the fob, after a few presses. Walked away.
I go to use my car this morning and after half-turning the key, the electrics shut off. Immobiliser light is flashing. I tried it with the master key with the same result. No power, can't turn it over etc. Expensive, hunk of metal sitting on my driveway.
I have trawled this forum but am still non-the-wiser. Most posts seem to relate to a keyless version (which I don't have).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The back up is to call a Toyota dealership, which I know will be expensive.
Cheers, AJG.
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