Self locking doors!!!!!!
Self locking doors!!!!!!
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haircutmike

Original Poster:

22,511 posts

235 months

Wednesday 24th November 2010
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I hope someone can help, this has been going on for some time.

You leave the car and within minutes or longer or not at all, it will lock the doors mad.

The alarm isn't setting, just the doors locking.

I am really getting fed up with this, especially when I am tinkering at home and the keys are in the ignition and often when I am putting something in the boot, (keys in the ignition to activate boot release).

I have never heard solinoids engaging, the doors, both, just lock.

On the plus side, I can now get in the car in about 7 seconds smile

Any ideas?

Good Soil (Pete)

543 posts

292 months

Thursday 25th November 2010
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Didn't happen on mine when I had it but I have heard htis can be due to faulty central locking motors.....

haircutmike

Original Poster:

22,511 posts

235 months

Sunday 28th November 2010
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Bumpety bump!

Ant.

5,254 posts

312 months

Sunday 28th November 2010
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Mike, take hood off, windows down, pull the B post carpet back so you can see the lock mech.
Shut the door and lean over to see whats going on with the lock. this will allow you to work out if its electrical or a mechanical lock fault. Is it both doors doing it?

Pvapour

8,981 posts

284 months

Sunday 28th November 2010
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not had this happen on any I've had but think my first look would be the spring within the button that sits on top of the opener in the car, if no luck then the more complicated stuff.

Edited by Pvapour on Sunday 28th November 07:16

m4ckg

625 posts

222 months

Sunday 28th November 2010
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I can't tell you the cure but mine did this when I first got mine, and once in a busy petrol when I didn't know the trick to get in ! seems to have cured itself now!

haircutmike

Original Poster:

22,511 posts

235 months

Sunday 28th November 2010
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This has been happening for over a year but only occasionally.

Last few weeks it has happened much more frequently.

When it happens, both doors lock.

When you lock the car with the fob, you hear the locks engage.

Sometimes it locks itself when I am tinkering in the garage and the funny thing is, I have never heard it lock, it's as if it locks itself silently!!

Pvapour

8,981 posts

284 months

Sunday 28th November 2010
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when it has locked itself, is the light lit on top of the opener in the car?