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passive Anti theft system fault

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I have owned a 2007 Ford Fiesta 1.25L Petrol(7)  since September 2018. It handles well after replcing the rear shocks . I have also had the battery replaced.

After about two months after starting the car and stopping somewhere, it would not re-start. I resolved this by taking the key out and going through a process of locking then unlocking doors and the car restarted. I continue to have occasional instances of the ignition key not working.

My local garage have serviced the car and identified the following faults.

Engine  B1601 - Passive Anti Theft System Received Incorrect Key Code From Ignition Key

U2510 Invalid Security Data Received from Powertrain ECU

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B1601 - Passive Anti Theft System Received Incorrect Key Code From Ignition Key

U2510 Invalid Security Data Received from Powertrain ECU.

My local Garage have told me I need to get this resolved at a Ford Main Dealer

I am concerned about the cost of this , especially as I only paid £750 for the car.

Any suggestions on how to fix this would be appreciated.

Derek

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    Was this issue ever sold? If so I’m having the same issue and any information would be helpful 

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