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Oct 7, 2001 | 11:53 PM

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erratic door lock behavior

Today while driving, the power door locks started going haywire. :crazy: :crazy: The motors keep running, the door ajar light goes off and on, and sometimes the courtesy lights came on. :yesnod: When I got a chance to pull over and check it out, the key-in auto un-lock wouldn't work right, and the drivers door switch would only activate the passenger lock. :confused: The security light and alarm is also acting weird. :crazy:

This is on a '96 LT1 Coupe

Oct 8, 2001 | 02:30 PM

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Re: erratic door lock behavior (Arctic'96)

Sounds like you have a problem with the "door ajar" switches. :cheers:

Oct 8, 2001 | 09:14 PM

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Re: erratic door lock behavior (lou sylvestri)

That's my first impression also, but I'll check for any loose connections first. :yesnod:

Oct 8, 2001 | 10:48 PM

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Re: erratic door lock behavior (Arctic'96)

Why? It's a lot easier to adjust the pins (by pulling up on the posts) than to pull panels and start checking connections.

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Oct 8, 2001 | 11:55 PM

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Re: erratic door lock behavior (vanduker)

I just found out that the pins are adjustable :rolleyes: and breakable :nono: Now I have to look for something to glue onto the switch to make it longer :yesnod:

Oct 9, 2001 | 12:08 AM

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Re: erratic door lock behavior (Arctic'96)

Oopsie. The switches should be cheap enough, but in a pinch you can space them out from the panel....

Loosen one screw on the switch just a little and remove the other. Place a washer (or two) between the switch and the door panel where you removed the screw. Replace the screw and repeat on the other side. Key is not removing both screws at the same time or you have to pull the door panel (easy enough, but a hassle) to get to the backing plate....

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Oct 9, 2001 | 12:17 AM

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Re: erratic door lock behavior (vanduker)

That's good advice about loosening only one screw at a time. :blueangel: I did find out the hard way :smash: that the metal backing plate is not attached to anything but the screws. :yesnod: :yesnod: It was a real PITA to get it re-attached, but I managed to do it without removing the doorpanel :nopity I didn't think of placing spacers behind the switch tho ... sounds like a good idea :yesnod: :yesnod: