2003 3.0 central locking issue
#1
2003 3.0 central locking issue
I have a central locking issue on my 2003 S-Type.
More correctly it seems to be 2 issues:
1. The car auto-locks when you set off as it should but when you stop, the passenger door doesn’t unlock when you pull the handle and it won’t unlock by pulling the lock/unlock button either. It locks and unlocks perfectly with the remote, and with the button on the dash. It also unlocks when you pull the lock/unlock button on the driver’s door. If I cycle the locking using the button on the dash a few times, it sometimes comes back to life for a bit.
2. The only caveat to that is when problem 2 crops up. Occasionally, the driver’s door doesn’t unlock when I pull the handle and if I pull the lock/unlock button, only the driver’s door unlocks. If I use the remote or the button on the dash, all 4 doors unlock fine.
I’ve googled the issue and everything seems to suggest either dousing the locking mechanism with WD40 or replacing the actuator to address the first problem. I plan to try the former and, if it doesn’t work, do the latter.
What I’m wondering is whether the problem with the passenger door is having a knock-on effect on the driver’s door.
Any suggestions, advice, words of wisdom, or sympathy gratefully received.
More correctly it seems to be 2 issues:
1. The car auto-locks when you set off as it should but when you stop, the passenger door doesn’t unlock when you pull the handle and it won’t unlock by pulling the lock/unlock button either. It locks and unlocks perfectly with the remote, and with the button on the dash. It also unlocks when you pull the lock/unlock button on the driver’s door. If I cycle the locking using the button on the dash a few times, it sometimes comes back to life for a bit.
2. The only caveat to that is when problem 2 crops up. Occasionally, the driver’s door doesn’t unlock when I pull the handle and if I pull the lock/unlock button, only the driver’s door unlocks. If I use the remote or the button on the dash, all 4 doors unlock fine.
I’ve googled the issue and everything seems to suggest either dousing the locking mechanism with WD40 or replacing the actuator to address the first problem. I plan to try the former and, if it doesn’t work, do the latter.
What I’m wondering is whether the problem with the passenger door is having a knock-on effect on the driver’s door.
Any suggestions, advice, words of wisdom, or sympathy gratefully received.
#3
Did you just spray it on the outside?