yabbadoo4

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ok did a serarch for this problem but no difinitive answers so....got a my96 wagon and my central locking is playing up big time. when i unlock the doors with the key they unlock then lock again straight away which is annoying as hell when im trying to put the wee man in the back of the car as the rear doors either dont unlock or do then lock again right away. also sometimes when driving along the road they will suddenly lock and unlock at random times for no reason. any ideas lads? do i need a new central locking module or something or could it be a loose plug to the unit?

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

Does it happen with all the doors or just the one? do you have a alarm fitted?

yabbadoo4

iTrader: (8)

no alarm fitted bud. all the doors unlock then lock again straight away, or ill unlock them and open drivers door and by the time ive done that they lock again so i have to flick the drivers switch to unlock the rears again. also at random times they will lock/unlock. ive either got a poltergeist or some thing wrong with the central locking unit im guessing?

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

you may need to remove the front doorcards and check that the rods are working freely etc..


but first though can you test the the passenger and rear doors to see if they work normally with you opening them from the inside. This way you can pinpoint what door is the culprit.

yabbadoo4

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all doors are working bud. would i be correct in thinking it will be a drivers door problem as that is the control button that opens/locks the other 3? its like someone is flicking the drivers switch and locking or unlocking them but obviously its doing it itself.

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

Ok so the drivers doorcard needs to come off and then the door handle put back on so that you can operate the lock with the card off. All you will need is a phillips screw driver to remove the 6 or so screws, let me know when you have done that and i will talk you through what to do next

yabbadoo4

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bud im sorry i cant do any tinkering right now my cars at the auto electricians getting power to my gauges! waiting on him phoning to go pick it up. can u give me a run down on what ill be doing when i get it back? got all afternoon to fiddle about with it im off work all day. before u ask i didnt ask him to look in case its something easy first lol.

stuart69

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Theres a relay under the passenger seat,could be that,take seat out and lift the carpet check the terminals for corrosion,an old wrx i had did the same.

hth.

yabbadoo4

iTrader: (8)

thanks bud, does the seat need to come out or just pushed right back?

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

Right once the doorcard is removed and the handle put back in place, you will see 3 rod and meeting upto a metal bracket in the top left corner. The chances are that one of the rods is either loose or is slightly out of shape and it's movement is being restricted. Use the doorhandle as you would normally and see if anythings causes lose of movement. It may be a good idea to remove the passenger doorcard too so that you can compare them. You may well find that the vertical rod which runs from the the electric motor upto the metal bracket is either out of shape and catching or it's come loose.



Let us know how you get on.......

10bats

thought the cdl relay was on n/s/f a pillar at the bottom, just above the kick panel.

probably water damage on the relay.

yabbadoo4

iTrader: (8)

cheers 10bats. it just locks and unlocks the doors at random times driving along the road etc, u just hear the doors locking/unlocking. can i just unplug it an swap out another one?