Michael Robertson

Guys,

Just lately I've been having issues with the central locking on my car. If i have the locked while driving, every time I lower the driver side electric window all the way down, the car unlocks itself.

This came to a head last night when I was driving home and the car began locking and unlocking itself about once every three seconds on my drive home.

Now - when I unlock the car it locks itself straight away, and if i unlock and open the car quickly, the doors lock and the factory alarm (horn) beeps when I insert the key and turn it!

Help - what should I do.. is there a fuse I can remove or something like that??

Michael

Olli Snellman

There might be a possibility that mounting plate where door lock motors are bolted on has become loose.These plates are bolted on the door with two bolts.If the plate is loose it hits lightly to window mechanics, especially when you open the window.It can be in both doors.You have to remove door panels to be able to check out the motors.It's easy task, my 14 year old son did it to both doors less than ten minutes.

Olli,
'88 951

slevy951

Weird. There is a control box under the driver side dash clipped to the steering colum. Black about the size of 2 decks of cards stacked. It may have gone bad. Other thing I though of, maybe a wiring short somewhere in the driver door going to the lock motor.

Michael Robertson

thanks guys..

It's gone beyond my limited mechanical ability so I will tell the auto elec. all that stuff tomorrow...

I'll give him a few hints of where to look and that sort of thing..

I've figured out how to work around it at the moment (turn the key and open the door - split second) but want it totally fixed...

Michael

Michael Robertson

Well guys.. turns out the fault was a 'faulty drivers door solenoid' that was sending the system crazy!

Glad to have finally had it resolved though..