Door Lock V8V

[Luckyluciano]

Washed the car today and when finished I went to unlock the car. The lights flashed and it sounded like it unlocked
but the drivers side door was still locked?
Passenger side is fine and the drivers side locks but won't then unlock.

Is this a dealer job or is there some sort of chicken sacrifice ritual that I have to do to get it working again?

[peterr96]

Luckyluciano said:

Is this a dealer job or is there some sort of chicken sacrifice ritual that I have to do to get it working again?

Yes. But I don't think anyone knows exactly what it is.
Our's went through a phase of alternate (as in ns/os) door locking. I messed about with keys, locking doors in turn etc and then it worked as it should. Last time I checked it was OK.
Just as a precaution I always leave a komodo dragon in the car. Its a bh to clean up after but always assures a long and painful death to any interlopers. You must always remember to disarm it before entry though.

[Neil1300R]

Known issue - the door lock not the angry Komodo dragon!

Dealer job, will probably need a new door module.

[peterr96]

Neil1300R said:

Known issue - the door lock not the angry Komodo dragon!

Dealer job, will probably need a new door module.

Yeah... I remain rather unconvinced by the new door module thing.
So the doors on ours went through a mad period where one would lock out of sync with the other. I eventually got them back in sync by "messing with things" and it then locked fine. Don't ask me what I did, I just messed with the key, the fob and some chicken bones
I can't see new door modules would change the behaviour of what seems to me to be a moer "core" issue.
My 2p

[George H]

peterr96 said:

Just as a precaution I always leave a komodo dragon in the car. Its a bh to clean up after but always assures a long and painful death to any interlopers. You must always remember to disarm it before entry though.

I like your tactic.

I've done the same in the past when I've left the roof down on a car park, but with a big soft black labrador instead of a Komodo dragon. They are quite impressive though, I saw some at a zoo in Jakarta a few years back - couldn't believe the size of them.

[peterr96]

George H said:

I like your tactic.

I've done the same in the past when I've left the roof down on a car park, but with a big soft black labrador instead of a Komodo dragon. They are quite impressive though, I saw some at a zoo in Jakarta a few years back - couldn't believe the size of them.

I believe they have a bite significantly worse than their bark (they don't bark but the bite's a killer!)

[Shmee]

This may have happened to me a couple of times. I've never had it too barmy but I've once or twice clicked the button and the lights flash without the doors unlocking but I've thought nothing more of it. Strange!

[George H]

peterr96 said:

I believe they have a bite significantly worse than their bark (they don't bark but the bite's a killer!)

The claws did look pretty viscous too, can't imagine they do the leather much good

[Neil1300R]

George H said:

I like your tactic.

I've done the same in the past when I've left the roof down on a car park, but with a big soft black labrador. I saw some at a zoo in Jakarta a few years back - couldn't believe the size of them.

massive Labradors in a zoo? Pictures!

[yeti]

George H said:

The claws did look pretty viscous too

Do you find the viscosity of the claws decreases with temperature? Always the problem with Komodo dragons and believed to be why the dinosaurs died out...

[George H]

My god everyone is so pedantic tonight!

Neil -


and to keep it vaguely Aston related



Yeti - Blame the iPad with it's stupid autocorrect

[yeti]

Awww doggy

[peterr96]

George H said:

My god everyone is so pedantic tonight!

Neil -


and to keep it vaguely Aston related



Yeti - Blame the iPad with it's stupid autocorrect

If only you'd got a beagle it could've borrowed your pipe.

[steveatesh]

peterr96 said:

If only you'd got a beagle it could've borrowed your pipe.

Looks like the doggy is getting on from the grey hairs so I suppose the DB 9 is appropriate.

[tonyarmitstead]

Fitting new door modules fixed my door locking issues.

Prior to fitting the new modules, the only way I could ensure my car was locked was to get out, walk round to the passenger door, open & close it, then lock the car.

If I didnt do this, the passenger door would not lock. Once in this state, if I opened the (unlocked) passenger door, closed it and then locked again, the passenger door would be locked but the drivers door would then be unlocked !?!?!?!!?

If your car is under warranty, get them to change the door modules.

[George H]

steveatesh said:

Looks like the doggy is getting on from the grey hairs so I suppose the DB 9 is appropriate.

She's almost 12, so in dog years, almost 84. I guess she will just qualify for DB9 ownership then

[Luckyluciano]

Well I seem to have fixed it somehow
Opened both doors pressed both lock and unlock, closed the doors and repeated. It has been fine
since then.

[rossyl]

Luckyluciano said:

Well I seem to have fixed it somehow
Opened both doors pressed both lock and unlock, closed the doors and repeated. It has been fine
since then.

In case anyone has the same randomly happen to them, Luciano's suggested fix worked for me.

Open both doors
Lock with fob
Unlock with fob
(Nothing seemed to happen)
Close both doors
Locking and Unlocking now work

[Jon39]

Have you sold your DB9V George?
Your profile shows previously owned.
Surely not Astonless.