Doors not locking - 97 Chimera 450

[mukelulligan]

Morning

I'm having an issue with my 97 Chimera 450 not locking. The Fob locks the doors and the alarm sets but the car then unlocks itself straight away.

Before this issue started, i was driving along and could hear what a assume is a solenoid clicking like you haven't shut the door properly. The door was closed correctly, but i opened the door and closed it again which stopped the solenoid clicking. This happened a few times throughout yesterday, and only seemed to happen when i was setting off. After 5 mins it would then stop and not happen again throughout the journey

When i arrived at each destination, i then couldn't lock the car. After opening and closing both doors 3 or 4 times the car would then lock.

Central locking button on the knob inside the car was disconnected before i owned the car.

Any ideas?

[s p a c e m a n]

I haven't played with the central locking in mine in years so could be miles off...

I'd check the sensors in the bottom of the door sills. Unscrew them, clean everything up.

Only other thing I can think of is to pull the center console up and have a look at why the button doesn't work on the knob, could be that shorting out.