Hiya, weve recently purchased a Vauxhall Astra,1.6 2000 and brought a new battery and thought it would work but no. The red light or any light does not appear on the fob and we are not sure if we need to buy a new key fob altogether. I've tried the ignition, holding the lock/unlocked button for 10 seconds to reset it but it still doesn't work. Not sure if their is a part missing inside or something. Would be grateful for some help. Thanks

Darren, January 2012

Check the voltage of the keyfob battery, dont assume it's good.
Check the keyfob battery terminals are secure. Local TV repairman re-soldered mine, no problems since.
Remember to resync the key after repair (the thing you did turning key til ignition lights come on, push fob button til door locks and unlocks).

kidda, January 2012