strathconaman

My passenger side door has an intermittent problem. Here are the symptoms, when it isn't working properly:

1. Double beep on unlocking.
2. Neither interior nor exterior door handles will cause the window to drop when opened.
3. Both doors lock properly.
4. Alarm code 60 - Central locking limit position. Lock not reached (code checked with my durametric)

My best guess is the door lock microswitch is on its way out. Any other ideas?

DBJoe996

The door latch mechanism has at least 3 non-serviceable microswitches on it. More than likely one of them is failing. So you probably need a whole new latch mechanism. Fortunately they have come down in price from what I have heard.

rechtien

I have one intermittent and one that seems to have gone out before winter last year. Have some speakers to install at the same time. I haven't found d a reasonable replacement so if anyone has a recommendation please post it.

Thanks.

ThatSalesGuy

Most likely it is the microswitch telling the car of the door is closed or not. In this case, it thinks the door is always closed.
I had this issue on the drivers side recently.

While you cant buy microswitches separately, you can try to repair them. In this case it was just the plunger on the electromagnetic switch that broke. With a little patience and handy work with a dremel, I created a new plunger and superglue it into the microswitch. It's been about 10 days of constant use and no issues at this point. Spent a little time and $0 to fix it vs a new lock assembly and $300.


this is the microswitch most likely causing the window to not drop. As the door latch rotates, it pushes or let's the plunger out and activates an electromagnetic switch.

Mike Murphy

Do you therefore have to buy the whole assembly if a repair is not in the cards?

ThatSalesGuy

I repaired mine already. If that fails I will replace the entire thing. For now it is going strong