Door Opening / Closing / Locking Problems
Discussion
Morning all,
Problems with both doors and boot happens noticably after a long drive.
1. Park up - door opening buttons do not activate door solenoid (open with red emergency pull)
2. Once out, no doors responsive from inside or out.
Once the car cools down everything is back to normal as if nothing has ever happened.
3. Locking the car does not actually 'lock' the car. Hazards flash and internal alarm light flashing... all doors are still openable.
Once the car is totally cool and standing around for a couple of hour everything including locking back to normal.
Note: all windows work at all times. Also, when all doors are closed the internal light stays on when switched to on/off with door open / close.
I've done the usual disconnecting and reconnecting the door / window control box and also had drivers side door off to check the wiring etc. However due to the fact all doors are tripping out simultaneously it makes me think its not a wiring problem.
Any ideas?
Problems with both doors and boot happens noticably after a long drive.
1. Park up - door opening buttons do not activate door solenoid (open with red emergency pull)
2. Once out, no doors responsive from inside or out.
Once the car cools down everything is back to normal as if nothing has ever happened.
3. Locking the car does not actually 'lock' the car. Hazards flash and internal alarm light flashing... all doors are still openable.
Once the car is totally cool and standing around for a couple of hour everything including locking back to normal.
Note: all windows work at all times. Also, when all doors are closed the internal light stays on when switched to on/off with door open / close.
I've done the usual disconnecting and reconnecting the door / window control box and also had drivers side door off to check the wiring etc. However due to the fact all doors are tripping out simultaneously it makes me think its not a wiring problem.
Any ideas?
I had pretty much exactly this. I'd say the hot/cold is a red herring, what you are experiencing is reed switch failure and possibly window position sensor failure too.
A call to Carl Baker will clarify. He did mine, I had new reed switches, new window position sensors/switches, and actually decided also to go for an alarm module replacement too - it's been perfect since.
A call to Carl Baker will clarify. He did mine, I had new reed switches, new window position sensors/switches, and actually decided also to go for an alarm module replacement too - it's been perfect since.
Mine did what you describe in 3 and I took her to Carl's for a thorough sort out. As per .Mark's it's been fine ever since, but Carl didn't limit his work to just the wiring and components in the doors from what I remember. He also went through all the door control boxes in the boot too.
Steve_T said:
Mine did what you describe in 3 and I took her to Carl's for a thorough sort out. As per .Mark's it's been fine ever since, but Carl didn't limit his work to just the wiring and components in the doors from what I remember. He also went through all the door control boxes in the boot too.
Thorough is that man's middle name. 
Thanks for the pointers so far.
I had a feeling Carls name would pop up and I had already given him a shout. With similar sort of advice. I had a mess around with the doors like a said and things seemed to be ok for a couple of weeks. Then, out of the blue right back to normal.
So forgive the ignorance but can anyone post up a methodical way of checking how responsive the reed switches are. I'm pretty sure its not a control box problem or an alarm module box as metnioned as that has also been done, by Carl, since i've had the car.
Any one have any links to good price reed switches too?
Cheers for the help
I had a feeling Carls name would pop up and I had already given him a shout. With similar sort of advice. I had a mess around with the doors like a said and things seemed to be ok for a couple of weeks. Then, out of the blue right back to normal.
So forgive the ignorance but can anyone post up a methodical way of checking how responsive the reed switches are. I'm pretty sure its not a control box problem or an alarm module box as metnioned as that has also been done, by Carl, since i've had the car.
Any one have any links to good price reed switches too?
Cheers for the help
Carl will tell you where to get the reed switches, I think Maplin, but beware there are different types and he tells me the TVR one work in reverse to the usual sort - surprise, surprise.
Someone said earlier, a magnet on the switch should make it operate, so interior lights go out etc. if you are ok with wires they should be easy enough to replace. I'm not so Carl got the job
Someone said earlier, a magnet on the switch should make it operate, so interior lights go out etc. if you are ok with wires they should be easy enough to replace. I'm not so Carl got the job
In case anyone has this problem in the future or experiences something similar i'll conclude the thread...
Issue was the passenger side door and the reed switch connection. Needed a new reed switch and all is well.
I had a mad panic thinking it was the control box but I played around with the door and all was well.
Annoyingly after a period of wet weather it looked liked some water had collected in the door and more annoyingly seems to pool in the recess where the reed switch is mounted. Consequently the switch was covered in crud, soaking wet and corroded to hell. I cleaned up the connection in the door, secured the wiring out the way so it didnt sit in any future water ingress / pooling, and got a new reed switch.
Problem sorted.
Issue was the passenger side door and the reed switch connection. Needed a new reed switch and all is well.
I had a mad panic thinking it was the control box but I played around with the door and all was well.
Annoyingly after a period of wet weather it looked liked some water had collected in the door and more annoyingly seems to pool in the recess where the reed switch is mounted. Consequently the switch was covered in crud, soaking wet and corroded to hell. I cleaned up the connection in the door, secured the wiring out the way so it didnt sit in any future water ingress / pooling, and got a new reed switch.
Problem sorted.
how these things get resolved.Ri Orus said:
In case anyone has this problem in the future or experiences something similar i'll conclude the thread...
Issue was the passenger side door and the reed switch connection. Needed a new reed switch and all is well.
I had a mad panic thinking it was the control box but I played around with the door and all was well.
Annoyingly after a period of wet weather it looked liked some water had collected in the door and more annoyingly seems to pool in the recess where the reed switch is mounted. Consequently the switch was covered in crud, soaking wet and corroded to hell. I cleaned up the connection in the door, secured the wiring out the way so it didnt sit in any future water ingress / pooling, and got a new reed switch.
Problem sorted.
There should be a couple of drain holes along the bottom edge of the door to prevent water pooling round the reed switch. Its worth checking that they are clear as they do tend to get plugged up.Issue was the passenger side door and the reed switch connection. Needed a new reed switch and all is well.
I had a mad panic thinking it was the control box but I played around with the door and all was well.
Annoyingly after a period of wet weather it looked liked some water had collected in the door and more annoyingly seems to pool in the recess where the reed switch is mounted. Consequently the switch was covered in crud, soaking wet and corroded to hell. I cleaned up the connection in the door, secured the wiring out the way so it didnt sit in any future water ingress / pooling, and got a new reed switch.
Problem sorted.
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