scrappydoo

Don't know how true it is, but I seem to remember someone telling me a while ago that there could be a problem with your insurance if you don't have reinforced tyres on a Shalaxy; not that it's generally asked when you get a quote, but if you have to make a claim, it could be one of their ways of snaking out of making a payment if you have the "wrong" tyres(?)

Problem sorted now: a good mate came round, had a look at a wiring diagram and traced back to a splice where all 6 wires (5 doors + fuel filler door) + feed are spliced together - guess the location: front passenger footwell where the rear wash/wipe pipe has a well known joint which frequently splits and which I have been a victim of... The point where the splice is, was absolutely soaked and the wires were all corroded (pictures to follow when I'm allowed to post them). Wires re-spliced and heat shrunk and the central locking now works fine! Cost: a curry and a couple of beers :rolleyes:

SA Intruder Many thanks for your information on this, not only do I now have a fully functioning rear wash/wipe, a soon to be much drier passenger footwell, but I'm also now 24 pence and 6 euro cents richer after looking under the carpet in that area! :blink:

Thanks for the reply - the windows work with the switches as normal, the global closing works from the boot lock, but not the driver's door lock (passenger lock knackered since I've had it) I did look at the tailgate gaiter wiring - when I looked in there it looked like a small bomb had gone off! - a black and blue thickish wire (2.5mm crimp worked) had broken, brown/red, yellow/black, and red/yellow wires all had broken insulation and bare wires exposed, in addition to which both hi-level brake light wires had broken All crimped/insulation taped as required, but perhaps I should have a look and see if I missed any others: (I knew the hi-level brake lights weren't working and pleased that I've fixed them now but don't know if I've inadvertently fixed anything else!) I will look again at the driver door wiring and other doors, but any idea of the coloured wires I should focus on for the locking and is there an easy way of detecting broken wires within an unbroken insulation? Avometer, I suppose?

Wonder if anyone can help... I have seen similar problems to mine posted on this great site, but have tried most if not all of the fixes that have worked for everyone else, but without success: It started off intermittently but became permanent after a couple of weeks (this is a Mk1 W reg 2000 Galaxy): If I unlock/lock with the boot lock all doors unlock except the driver's; both front windows roll down/up as usual if the key is held in position long enough, but I always have to unlock/lock the drivers door separately and always in the sequence boot first then driver door, otherwise during the locking sequence if I lock the driver door first then boot, the driver's door unlocks! Along with this, occasionally the fuel filler cap will not unlock but I have seen no pattern as to when it will or won't unlock. I have inspected the wiring loom in the drivers door gaiter and as far as i can see inside the door, but see no evidence of chafed wires and no related fuses appear to have blown Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated