Please Help! My fob is not working properly for my Vauxhall Tigra - I try to lock the car and the fob works, locks the car and sets the alarm, but 2 seconds later it unlocks itself!!! The alarm is still set though...the only way i have managed to get the car to lock is to push the lock down on the driver door when i get out, then when i shut the door it unlocks itself, but then when i press the fob it locks, and luckily stays locked. I dont know which model alarm i have but it would be an older version as i have a 97/98 model Tigra - any advice would be greatly appreciated - thanks

Clare, January 2010

Hi Clare,

It's probably not the fob that is the problem but the alarm brain itself. However I would advise checking it anyway. If it is the alarm brain, then you are probably looking at a replacement alarm or at the least an auto spark bypassing your existing system.

Steve, February 2010