locking mechanism failure on gtv!!

[fezzdav]

hi all, jus wondered if any1 else had this problem before...

over the last couple of days my car doors wont lock when i press the remote alarm??? the alarm still works so i can not blame that. any ideas???

[_Batty_]

fezzdav said:

hi all, jus wondered if any1 else had this problem before...

over the last couple of days my car doors wont lock when i press the remote alarm??? the alarm still works so i can not blame that. any ideas???

does it unlock and then relock?
grease all the mechanism if so

[fezzdav]

it jus doesnt do anything mate...i was gona start stripping it down but was to tired after work. plus i wouldnt know what id b lookin for anyway...have jus had to lock them by the key

[_Batty_]

does the central locking work off the key?
whats the alarm fob?

[fezzdav]

its the red key which has no buttons...it has a round key fob that locks an activates the alarm...if that makes sense?

[badger_royale]

Mine went a bit mad and started doing this a couple of weeks back, I disconnected and reconnected the battery and it sorted itself out. No idea why it did it, but working fine again.

[V6Alfisti]

Did it do this when it was a very cold?

Sometimes the locks go out of sync (you can see the little door pin move slightly when you press the key fob).

What you need to do is manually open both the doors, then press the key fob (the locks are then synch'd up).

Did this once before on my GTV when I washed it the day before and overnight the car froze.

Could also be a blown fuse?

[fezzdav]

have checked the fuses mate...they are fine...will try to sync the doors first then if this fails will disconnect the battery

[dekw]

Hi,
Is it still giving you trouble?
The remote locking on my 156 has stopped working recently. Boot release is still fine from the key fob but I have to use the key to lock/unlock the doors. It started to get a bit troublesome, sometimes needing a few presses before opening and then just gave up altogether. Found some posts on a 156 forum recommending an AR owners club member who offers a repair service on eBay replacing the microswitches and checking the condition of the solder/circuit board. He only does 147/156 keys but mentions another guy on eBay who can do the 145/146/GTV keys.

Google 'alfa romeo key repair' - 1st hit is the 156 guy's ebay listing and if you scroll down you can find a post on a 145 forum mentioning both.
I was quoted £200 for a new key from dealer so I'll probably give the guy a go - unfortunately I only have one key so need to wait until I can do without the car for a few days.

Edited by dekw on Friday 18th April 01:06

[fezzdav]

sorted it...i simply locked both doors an alarmed it...then unlocked by them by remote an now they are working fine...cheers for the help guys