Yet Another Central Locking

[leach62]

Hi All

I have a bit of a problem. My central locking seems to have stopped working. Parked up and locked it with the key yesterday, came back from the shops and tried to unlock it and nothing so used the key. Thought it might be the battery in the fob but have tried the other key and I get the same. I am still able to turn on the light and set the alarm just not unlock the doors. Does anybody have any ideas or is it door card off? There are no noises coming from the door and passenger side stays locked ???

Regards Jim

 

[t-tony]

I would suspect the master servo in the drivers door, but have you checked the fuses at all ?

Tony.

 

[M666BMG]

If it's both doors I would check the fuses.

If one its probably the actuator.

 

[leach62]

Guys thanks for that, both doors, haven't checked the fuses but I will tomorrow, if not what does the master servo look like and will it be expensive to change?

Jim

 

[t-tony]

I changed the n/s actuator on mine last year Jim. It cost about £50 from euro car parts. It is mounted to the door inside the door card and connected to the door latch assembly by a metal rod. The drivers door one is the master servo which then controls the other doors, boot lid, and fuel flap etc.

Tony.

 

[leach62]

Thanks Tony will try the fuses tonight and if that fails door card off at the weekend.

Regards

 

[Brian H]

@leach62 Does the central locking work with the key in the drivers door lock? Open and close?

 

[leach62]

Hi Brian, no it doesn't

Regards

Jim

 

[SteveZ3]

I had the same issue, turned out to be the fuse. It's the first thing to check

 

[Grumps]

@leach62 Does the central locking work with the key in the drivers door lock? Open and close?

Sorry to steal the thread. Why Brian, do you have an idea? My fob locks and unlocks the drivers door and boot but not the passenger door. The key opens and locks everything.

 

[Lee]

I'll throw a curve ball out there, When my central locking went the whole lot did and it was caused by the boot loom snapping.

 

[Brian H]

I'll throw a curve ball out there, When my central locking went the whole lot did and it was caused by the boot loom snapping.

Not a curve ball at all @Lee , one of the main reasons the central locking fuse blows is because of the loom of doom.

Hi Brian, no it doesn't

Regards

Jim

OK Jim what if you try the key in the other locks? Any success?

Sorry to steal the thread. Why Brian, do you have an idea? My fob locks and unlocks the drivers door and boot but not the passenger door. The key opens and locks everything.

just to confirm, the key in the drivers door locks and unlocks everything?

 

[Grumps]

Not a curve ball at all @Lee , one of the main reasons the central locking fuse blows is because of the loom of doom.




OK Jim what if you try the key in the other locks? Any success?



just to confirm, the key in the drivers door locks and unlocks everything?

Yep.

 

[leach62]

Guys

Sadly checked the fuses at lunch time and they seem fine. I am hoping that seeing as I last locked it with the fob and have not opened the boot since that it might not be the loom. As there does not seem to be any noise from the drivers door when I activate the key that it is probably the actuator in the drivers door? So I will have to take the door card off, deep joy!!!!

To be clear I have tried the key in the boot and that does not unlock or lock the rest of the car. In the mean time is there a way of opening the passenger door?

Regards

Jim

 

[Grumps]

Think off memory Jim Once your in the car pull the passenger car handle twice.

 

[leach62]

Will give it a go cheers

 

[jonco]

............. My fob locks and unlocks the drivers door and boot but not the passenger door. The key opens and locks everything.

Dave - these are typical `loom of doom' symptoms - it throws up all sorts of inconsistent errors.

 

[leach62]

Just pulled back the cover from the 'loom of doom', nearly all the wires have broken, well on the positive side I don't need to take the door card off. Would I be right in thinking I should disconnect the battery before I start trying to sort this out?

 

[M666BMG]

Yes disconnect the battery.

 

[leach62]

Cheers M