2001 Galaxy Central Locking Problem!

[deano41]

Hi, I have got a strange problem with the central locking on my galaxy.

 

When locking with the remote, all the doors lock with the exception of the drivers side which locks at first and the about 2secounds later unlocks itself again!?

 

Somtimes I can then lock it with the key but somtimes it isn't possible to turn the key in the lock?!

 

Then if I unlock the car with the remote the drivers door will lock while all the other doors unlock??!!

 

Also this stops the petrol cap from unlocking somtimes???!!!

 

Any bright sparks got any clues asto what this could be?

 

Look forward to any help at all.

 

Deano

 

2.3 gal ghia

[richyrich]

There are many threads about this-do some searches. My problem started off exactly the same way, was the wiring in the tailgate flexible gaitor, quite often fuse 32 would blow. Had to splice in new wiring. It could also be the wiring in the flexible loom of the drivers door. If you do some searches there is some excellent information with really good pictures as well.

Good luck

Richyrich

[whitty]

sounds familiar mine was the drivers door loom

[deano41]

Thanks chaps, found the problem this morning!

 

Broken pin in the drivers side wiring loom. The pin had snaped off in the plug it was the red/white wire.

 

There was no way of getting the broken part of the pin out ,it seemed very stiff and still secure in place so i put a small amount of tin foil in the hole at the back of the pin pushed the remaning part of the wire,with the remaining part of the pin, back into the hole pushed a bit more foil in for good luck, cable tied the wire to the adjacent wire and reassembled the plug and socket!!

 

Hey guess what?

 

Perfect!!!

 

Thanks for the help now just need to know how to change the whole loom for when (if ever!!) I get around to doing it properly!!!!

 

Now going to spend the rest of my day learning to paramotor (much more fun i hope!)

 

Thanks again

 

Deano