Hello all, now this seems a common problem with quite a few Renault key-cards,
This is the message that appears on the dashboard (CARD NOT DETECTED)
when you insert the card, thus you are unable to start the car, and with the car having no other means of starting, most people usually have to revert to a Renault dealership to program a new card, which on avarage costs from £300 pounds upwards.
This is usually caused by flexing of the card, causing the joints to the transponder coil breaking away at one or more of the three solder points, now if you are able to use a craft knife and soldering iron, they are quite easy to repair, the one I have just repaired had come away at the two points, so I resoldered all three connections to make sure, and strengthen the solder points, as originally they look as they are only tacked on with the minimal amount of solder needed, now on trying the card again, you should hopefully get the next message
And hopefully the car should now start as before
With everything ok, all I had to do was glue the top cover back on the remote,
It does not look pretty as I cut too far down the case at first, but will know next time to the exact place to cut it, but it is working fine and starts the car everytime with no issues, the replacement cases are available from Ebay for around a tenner, so I have just ordered one.
This story does indeed have a happy ending, as the car in question was advertised on Ebay, as a non runner because of the problem described, it has four months tax remaining, and is MOT'd till 21 Jan 2004, the seller had had a service done at the same time, but due to the fault, was not prepared to throw any more money at it and put it up for offers, spares or repair, a 2005 Grand Scenic, 7 seater, 1.9Tdi.
I WON THE CAR FOR £850, WHAT A BARGAIN
needless to say I am one happy bunny.
This is the message that appears on the dashboard (CARD NOT DETECTED)
when you insert the card, thus you are unable to start the car, and with the car having no other means of starting, most people usually have to revert to a Renault dealership to program a new card, which on avarage costs from £300 pounds upwards.
This is usually caused by flexing of the card, causing the joints to the transponder coil breaking away at one or more of the three solder points, now if you are able to use a craft knife and soldering iron, they are quite easy to repair, the one I have just repaired had come away at the two points, so I resoldered all three connections to make sure, and strengthen the solder points, as originally they look as they are only tacked on with the minimal amount of solder needed, now on trying the card again, you should hopefully get the next message
And hopefully the car should now start as before
With everything ok, all I had to do was glue the top cover back on the remote,
It does not look pretty as I cut too far down the case at first, but will know next time to the exact place to cut it, but it is working fine and starts the car everytime with no issues, the replacement cases are available from Ebay for around a tenner, so I have just ordered one.
This story does indeed have a happy ending, as the car in question was advertised on Ebay, as a non runner because of the problem described, it has four months tax remaining, and is MOT'd till 21 Jan 2004, the seller had had a service done at the same time, but due to the fault, was not prepared to throw any more money at it and put it up for offers, spares or repair, a 2005 Grand Scenic, 7 seater, 1.9Tdi.
I WON THE CAR FOR £850, WHAT A BARGAIN
needless to say I am one happy bunny.
