Help! Car Won't Staer

[patrick1987]

Hello, this is my first post not had any problems with my car before.

 

sorry title should say car won't start! can't seem to change the title.

 

The car has been laid up since just before christmas and went to start yesterday and it wouldn't i assumed a flat battery but jump starting still won't get it going. The remote locking won't work even with another battery connected and all that happens when you try and start the car is the engine turns over.

 

The lock symbol on the dash seems to stay illumanted wen turning it over, can't remember if it did this before? i have also tried reprograming the key and changed the batteries in it. I was thinking something has gone wrong with the immobiliser while it has been parked or something?

 

Any help would be much appreciated as when i parked the car it was fine and had been 100% reliable.

 

Many thanks Patrick

[Johndouglas]

Petrol or diesel? XUD or HDI?

[Jonno]

If the lock symbol on the dash is illuminated it is immobilised and wont start.

I wish I could offer some help as to what is causing it. It may be the chip keyfob is not being recognised by the car and it is reading it as an incorrect key or the signal is being interfered with.

I had a similar problem with a 1.4i xsara a couple of years back. I drove to a shop, bought a few bits, went back to the car and it wouldn't start. The lock symbol was illuminated all the time I was turning the engine over. I pushed the car about 10 yards and tried again - and it started. the only thing I could put that down to was a mobile telephone mast causing inteference with the electronics. I suggested that scenario to the local Citroen dealers and they said that it could be entirely plausible for that to happen - and they had heard of similar instances on different makes of vehicles (Audi for one) It may just be a toatal coincidence but who knows for sure??

 

I hope you get it sorted soon mate. Maybe need the key programming to the car?? But what has caused it to fall out of syncronisation is anybodies guess.