Door locks going crazy
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Racer
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From: Atl Ga
Door locks going crazy
From time to time the power door locks in my car go crazy. I can hear it clicking to lock over and over again. I've searched and seen alot of threads on locks not working, but nothing on door locks firing repeatedly. Can anyone help me figure out what the problem is? If its something in one of the doors whats the best way to figure out which door its in?
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Make absolutely sure your key fob switch labeled "PASSIVE" is in the off position. You might even try cycling it back and forth several times to clean and dust/dirt that may causing it to stay in the on position. If you continue to have problems, a key fob replacement is in your future. Some guys have been successful in snipping the connection inside that connects the motion switch (some call it the "rattle" switch) but if you're not comfortable going inside, just replace the fob.
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From: East Central Illinois
Possibly, but I had the same thing happening to my door locks. I had replaced the battery but I didn't know the passive sliding switch needed to be turned off and on again after syncronizing the FOB's. That solved the eratic door lock problem for me, hope its that simple of a fix for you.
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From: Kannapolis NC
Eliminate the fob possibility. Leave any fobs you have far away and walk up to the car and listen. If not locking, take one fob at a time with you to the car. When you find which it is, either clean the passive switch or clip the connection in the fob that works the passive (search passive fob). If it does it with the fob nowhere near the car, you have a different problem. Make sure you don't have a spare fob stored somewhere near the car.
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Racer
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From: Lynnfield MA
I wonder if this is a symptom of a failing locking relay?
If so, you should be able to reproduce it by taking off the door
panel and hitting the door control module to simulate going over
bumps and such...
If so, you should be able to reproduce it by taking off the door
panel and hitting the door control module to simulate going over
bumps and such...
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
You either have one or more of the following things wrong:
A bad door control module,
Shorted wiring in the accordion tube
A wet or bad BCM ( it located in the passengers foot well)
bc
A bad door control module,
Shorted wiring in the accordion tube
A wet or bad BCM ( it located in the passengers foot well)
bc
