Central locking breakdown

[Grolar]

Hi guys

The central door locking system of my rig broke down tonight as I was unloading it. Here are the symptoms:

- Two days ago, the driver's door wouldn't lock or unlock with the remote control or the key. I had to enter through the passenger's and unlock it manually. The remote was still operating the three other doors and the tailgate flawlessly.

- Tonight, all doors were stuck closed. Impossible to operate any of them. The key wouldn't rotate to unlock the front door. The remote would only close the doors (I could hear the "tack" noise) but not open them, though it would disconnect the alarm with a "beep".
After 10 minutes of headscratching and thanks to a neighbor who's wiser than me:whoops: , I managed to operate the tailgate and enter through there and complete the unloading, but that doesn't look like a long term solution...

Any similar experience/clue/miracle your end?

Thanks and cheers
Grolar

 

[extremetoy1]

is it a factory alarm system? BTW 100!

 

[619TOY]

It sounds like the problem started with the drivers door actuator. Perhaps it is physically seized. Are you saying that the key will not physically turn the lock in the pass. front door as well? Since the electric actuators in the doors don't typically fail in a seized state this sounds like a pretty rare problem. I think you are going to have to start by removing the drivers door panel for some investigation.

 

[Grolar]

Thanks guys for your replies. I think this is actually a factory alarm system.

Now it's getting strange: I entered through the tailgate yesterday and creeped to the front, pushed the unlock button on the driver's door just to give it a chance... and the whole stuff is working back again.

I'm wondering if I was "voodooed" lately. Anyway, if it isn't broken (anymore), don't fix it.

 

[dfmorse]

Grolar;

Try this link :

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=55406&highlight=door+latch

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[Grolar]

Thanks dfmorse. The situation worsened again this weekend, as it's as if the remote was dead, even if the red led on it still works
I'm basically stuck now as the remote operates the alarm and the anti-theft device. I'll try to replace the remote's battery tonight and keep you posted...