Wayne Giles

Adolf1976: Thanks very much for information. Tried the reset procedure but unfortunately it doesn't work on mine. Last time it happened the cost was £200 to have the unit stripped out and £80 to reset it. Now Scorpion won't help I'm stuck. I can't even get anyone to look at it on site now so the option is to lift the car into an alarm specialist (£90) and an offer of £380 to fit a new alarm. I just thought surely I can't be the only one with this problem, particularly as it has happened twice. Thanks for your efforts in any case, Wayne Giles

Hi, I have an an intractable alarm problem with a VR6 which I have had from new in Jan 1995 and kept as a fun car when I retired in 1996. It does very few miles, only in summer, and the battery ran flat causing my having to have the alarm reset by Scorpion in about 2001. They charged £80 to reset it and said it was caused by battery voltage falling to the battery at 13.8V afterwards to prevent recurrence, but it happened again in 2006 and the car has not been used since. I have tried all the suggested procedures on this forum string without success. Not sure my alarm is a 5000. It was fitted by the dealer from new but has two buttons; one to Set and one to Reset (one convex and one concave) and I can't remember which is which now! The resetting procedure says "press Activate button", suggesting there is only one (?) so perhaps my alarm is not a 5000. I have two fobs, both with good batteries and have tried both. Alarm sounds for about 30 seconds and then recycles after about another 20 seconds. Would be very grateful to anyone who can offer constructive help. Wayne Giles