Can't get into car

manutd83

So i have an odd one here,my sister and her husband were away on holiday for a month,when they got back the battery in there car was dead,he has a battery charger ,charged the battery up but the key wont open the door of the car,so they now cant open the car door or the bonnet to put the battery back,any suggestions,it is an opel astra 2007,thanks

cute geoge

Cell is probably gone in battery so it will not take charge ,try with a charged battery from another car

manutd83

cute geoge wrote: »

Cell is probably gone in battery so it will not take charge ,try with a charged battery from another car

I think you have mistoom what i said,the battery is out of the car and now the 2 keeys wont work,with the button on the key or the key in the door itself,so cant get in to the car at all

Happy4all

Usually the key will turn and open drivers side?

manutd83

Happy4all wrote: »

Usually the key will turn and open drivers side?

They have tried both keys,she said they have been told sometimes the key wont turn in the door if the car battery has been removed but i have never heard of this

Odyssey 2005

Wht wont the key open the door ?. Spray lubricating oil into the keyhole and try to work the key to turn.

Princess Calla

manutd83 wrote: »

They have tried both keys,she said they have been told sometimes the key wont turn in the door if the car battery has been removed but i have never heard of this

Have they replaced the battery, put battery back in? That might be best place to start.

manutd83

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Wht wont the key open the door ?. Spray lubricating oil into the keyhole and try to work the key to turn.

They have tried that as well,im stumped to be honest, thought there might be something i have missed

g6fdyotp5nj2l7

How did they lock the car with the battery out. Can you take off a fog lamp or similar and hook the battery up to the terminals and then open with the fob

Happy4all

Mina Future Trail wrote: »

How did they lock the car with the battery out. Can you take off a fog lamp or similar and hook the battery up to the terminals and then open with the fob

I was wondering how it locked to

manutd83

The brother in law,opened the bonnet,closed the car door,locked it with the button on the key,took the battery out and closed the bonnet,took it in to charge then hours later went to open the door with the key and here we are

Del2005

Lidl where doing little air bags a few weeks ago which could be used to move the window frame out to open from the inside. If you can't get the airbag you can still bend the window frame back and open the door but need to be careful.

Do they have windscreen cover on their insurance? It usually covers side windows.


The other option is the call a locksmith and they will get into the car.

manutd83

I will ask her about her insurance,was just hoping there was something i was missing that i or her husband could sort without having to pay a mechanic silly money to sort,if we could get the bonnet open we could put the battery back in then that would sort it

Del2005

manutd83 wrote: »

I will ask her about her insurance,was just hoping there was something i was missing that i or her husband could sort without having to pay a mechanic silly money to sort,if we could get the bonnet open we could put the battery back in then that would sort it

Bend the window frame and use a stiff wire to pop the bonnet release.

standardg60

Have they tried the bootlock?
How did they manage to unlock the car in the first place and then lock it again after removing the battery?

standardg60

manutd83 wrote: »

The brother in law,opened the bonnet,closed the car door,locked it with the button on the key,took the battery out and closed the bonnet,took it in to charge then hours later went to open the door with the key and here we are

Ah missed that bit.. it's possible the door lock was changed at some point and the key won't work now

Happy4all

Hindsight ..but why did he lock it with no battery in the car?

Del2005

Happy4all wrote: »

Hindsight ..but why did he lock it with no battery in the car?

The battery was in the car when they locked it, they took the battery out later.

Happy4all

Del2005 wrote: »

The battery was in the car when they locked it, they took the battery out later.

How did he take the battery out without unlocking the car to release the bonnet catch

Atlantic Dawn

Is there another key slot on the boot, either hidden underneath the latch or in plain view?

Alun

I'm puzzled. If he's saying they now can't open the door because there's no battery in it, then how come they could open it in the first place if the battery was dead? Surely if you use the physical key, i.e. not the keyfob, to open the door, that's a purely mechanical operation and wouldn't require any electrical assistance purely from a safety viewpoint.

I'm assuming here that when the battery was declared "dead" that it was completely dead, although it may have had just enough power to work the central door locking etc. but not enough to start the car I suppose.

BDI

One of the locks will open with the key, check the battery is connected properly.

I also was hoping it was a big woman looking for advice on getting bigger doors. I was going to suggest going with a full length full wing and replacing all chairs for an Eddie rockets booth style chair.

Princess Calla

Call AA explain the issue, they might be able to send a mechanic out.

duffman13

I had an opel Astra many years ago and I remember something happening when the battery was flat. Stick the key in and turn to open, hold the key in the open position and pull the handle. I'm sure it was something like that, did the trick but as I said, about 10 years ago

Stoolbend

Such a mess of a thread. If you can get under the car you may be able to power up the car by running a wire from the + on the battery to the + on the starter or alternator and from the - on the battery to a - on the car. You may be able to open it with the remote then.

Don’t go breaking windows. Any mechanic will get into the car in a couple of minutes. A window will cost more to fix.

Skatedude

duffman13 wrote: »

I had an opel Astra many years ago and I remember something happening when the battery was flat. Stick the key in and turn to open, hold the key in the open position and pull the handle. I'm sure it was something like that, did the trick but as I said, about 10 years ago

close, It is a requirement that you can open door with flat battery, normally, put key in lock, pull and hold handle, then turn key while continuing to keep handle pulled. works on most cars. or on some models, key hole is under handle cover. https://www.astrakforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4319

MadYaker

manutd83 wrote: »

The brother in law,opened the bonnet,closed the car door,locked it with the button on the key,took the battery out and closed the bonnet,took it in to charge then hours later went to open the door with the key and here we are

If the battery was dead then how was he able to lock it with the button?? Sounds like you're going to have to call a mechanic or a locksmith. Or else if you have a long stiff piece of wire you could squeeze it in between the window frame and the roof and try to pop the bonnet that way?? THen you can put the battery and your sorted, maybe.

KB22

I imagine the manual linkage is not working, resulting from key fob been used for year's. I would try using the key at the same time using the door pull, this might free it up!

biko

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Sam Quentin

He pulled the bonnet locked the car, lifted the bonnet removed the battery and mistakenly slammed the bonnet shut..ok ok jaysizzzzzz,. Any joy?

bladespin

Two suggestions: nearly sure the physical key doesn't need the battery to open/lock the door and if it does then try to open the bonnet with a long(ish) screwdriver, this was unpleasant last time I had to try it. If you can get that open then battery up etc etc.

Best of luck btw, these are b*st*rds of little jobs.

colm_mcm

Lubricate the lock