alan_131 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Hi. My 99 Ghia TDI has an oddity with the central locking - from either key in lock, or remote, the NS rear door locks only if the locking is cycled twice. First time the lock whirrs 4 times and stops still unlocked. Repeat the process, the lock whirrs 4 times but is locked. I wonder if anybody can help me narrow this down please? I'm thinking switches in lock itself, wiring in door gaiter, lock ecu. On my even older Galaxy the control unit was under the passenger seat (bad news for the water, but easy to test). Any hints gratefully received ... oh and could somebody tell me if the lock control is still separate or now part of the main ecu please. Probably not relevant, but the remote unlock function doesn't always work though lock is reliable (new batteries, and light on remote flashes so I don't think it's the remote). Sometimes using the lock (even though the car is still locked) followed by unlock works... Hope this isn't covered anywhere obvious on the forum... Quote
Bill Button Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 I Had the same with mine, fault was traced to door wires nearly all broken, Quote
alan_131 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Posted April 9, 2012 Thank you - so much easier when you've got a bit of a steer. I know the wires are a common failure point but it seemed a bit odd to me so that's really helpful. Didn't fancy having to pull the door card and the plastic membrane unless I really had to... I'll post back when I've got it fixed just to round things off. Quote
alan_131 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Posted April 9, 2012 Yep - 3 wires had been "repaired" by twisting together and covering with furry tape. Thick red one had parted company again. All happy now - thank you! Quote
neathmad Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 Hi,Had exactly the same fault on my daughters 03 plate zetec TDI.one garage told me I needed a door assembly and a door lock motor??Quoted me Quote
alan_131 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Posted April 10, 2012 Thank you! Mine SEEMS to be ok with the wires fixed but that might be temporary. I've got a complete Galaxy for spares (unless I decide to keep that one on the road - it's generally nicer but GB is shot and trim level (ASPEN) means no a/c - hot in summer - and no aux heat - cold in winter. Still has MOT and starts instantly, does 50mpg, but GB means I could only see me scrapping it so I've rented a container to store it for now). Good parts suppliers are really good to know about - there's bound to be parts I'll need new/good s/h..Thanks againAlan Quote
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