Mattie941

Hi, I tried leaving for work the morning the same as any other day. I got into the car and tried starting. The moment I pressed the start button the car alarm went off. The car was not responding to the key, so I thought the issue could have been that the door was open. I got out to close the door to try and lock and unlock to reset the car but the car does not respond to keyless or manual unlock attempts. I am now locked out of the key with the ignition turned on. When turning the manual key, I can hear the locking mechanism unlock/lock but the door is still locked shut but something. The ignition is still on from when I tried to start it and all the lights are on and the radio is playing inside the car which makes me think it can't be a flat battery. Any ideas how to get the car open? Cheers

Sorted. Thanks for the tips

Hi guys, The characterful GT86 is oozing it's personality again. It's got a problem with the windows. I can't lower the passenger side window from the drivers door switch. The passenger windows works fine with the passenger door switch. The passenger door windows is working fine when I open and close the door. However, when I open the drivers door, the window lowers and when I close the door it doesn't go back up. The window switches in the drivers door are also flashing intermittently. Any ideas guys? Cheers, Matt

So for completion, the car started fine after trickle charging it overnight. I took it to a garage and the mechanic could not find anything wrong with the battery or alternator and I haven't had any problems since. Basically, something drained the battery and I'm not sure what. I've read something about the boot latch draining the battery if it is not closed properly, but other than that I don't know what could have caused that. PS. before anyone says it, exterior and interior lights were the first thing I checked

I use the car pretty much daily but the length of use varies from 10 mins to 2 hrs. I easily do 12k miles a year. It's almost definitely the battery because the car is completely dead. Unfortunately I'm 100 miles from home so can't get the spare fob to check that but the current fob lights up when I press the buttons so I don't think it is the problem. The car is 2012 MY but I bought the car at the end of October and it came with a 3 month warranty from Autoguard so I'll see if they'll cover it. If Autoguard don't cover it I'll get this 65Ah battery fitted because I've seen a lot of people complaining about the standard battery. I won't have time until Monday, so I plan to trickle charge the battery overnight on Sunday and hopefully that'll be enough to start it Monday morning. If not, I'll try and jump it off my girlfriend's car and take it to have the battery replaced. I'll let you know how I get on.

Okay, so a pair of pliers and some patience and I managed to get into the car. However she's completely dead. No sign of any battery life which is strange because there has been no sign of a dying battery over the past couple of weeks.

Hi guys,Looking for some advise, I've had a browse through the forum but cannot find anyone with the same problem as me.I parked the car with the handbrake off, leaving it in gear because I'd moved parking spaces with the handbrake on because I'm an idiot (I didn't want to leave the handbrake on while it was hot). I locked the car and left it. I was able to get into it 2 days ago to grab something out of the boot. However, today the car will not unlock and the alarm is sounding. I've tried the fob and the key. I've tried wiggling the key around and turning. I've tried holding down buttons on the fob.It also means I cannot get under the bonnet to connect a battery charger as I've seen this could be a common cause for something like this.Any other suggestions guys? I'm currently completely locked out and out of ideas.

Hi all,After a couple of years of saving I finally bought myself a car that I'm happy to own. I started with a Corsa B (which ended on the scrapyard), then bought a Mk6 Fiesta which I have just sold for my GT86.However, I have a problem. I forgot I was driving a GT86 and split the front splitter into 3 on a kerb I have fibreglass and I'll attempt a repair, but does anyone know what make the splitter is so that I can find a like replacement and not have to drill new holes in the bumper?Thanks,Matt