another possessed car

[mj]

The remote/keyless system on my 96 Subaru legacy is playing up bigtime.
About a week ago the car broke down and I had to have the
alternator/battery replaced. After picking it up a couple of days ago,
everything seem to run fine, but then yesterday after turning it off,
the indicator lights began flashing in a random manner (not the regular
pattern I've experience before after having a flat battery), and more
bizarrely, the car would complely open all the door locks. This would
happen even if I was outside the car and key out of the ignition, which
was rather disconcerting. I eventually thought I had solved the
problem by borrowing a friends subaru remote (I'd lost mine), and
programming it in. However, today the problem restarted, and initially
repeating the remote reprogram didn't work. I kept trying and after a
while the problem just seemed to stop. Any ideas??

Thanks!

 

[Remco]

The remote/keyless system on my 96 Subaru legacy is playing up bigtime.
About a week ago the car broke down and I had to have the
alternator/battery replaced. After picking it up a couple of days ago,
everything seem to run fine, but then yesterday after turning it off,
the indicator lights began flashing in a random manner (not the regular
pattern I've experience before after having a flat battery), and more
bizarrely, the car would complely open all the door locks. This would
happen even if I was outside the car and key out of the ignition, which
was rather disconcerting. I eventually thought I had solved the
problem by borrowing a friends subaru remote (I'd lost mine), and
programming it in. However, today the problem restarted, and initially
repeating the remote reprogram didn't work. I kept trying and after a
while the problem just seemed to stop. Any ideas??

Thanks!

It could be that the alternator/battery replacement is a clue. I'd
check the power and especially ground connections. There's a ground
connection from the battery to the frame and also a ground connection
to the engine - clean them off with some sandpaper and make sure they
are seated well.

Remco