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    Central locking, They all lock, but nothing unlocks

    I can only unlock the 3 doors with key holes in them and that is manually with a key. I cannot unlock both my back doors even while inside the car pulling up on the locks. My trunk won't unlock the whole car and my two front doors won't either. I can hear the central locking, locking the whole car but nothing happens when trying to unlock. I read up on the stuff and am thinking that my car is stuck in double lock mode somehow. The only way to get out of this mode is by the drivers door and the unlocking isn't working thus my whole car is in lock down mode! I can't even let anyone in my car unless they are willing to climb through the drivers side....

    Car's been sitting for over a year and the last time I checked my locks were working fine. Any advice on where to start? I tried googleing like a mofo and I gotta say there isn't much out there on this particular problem.
    Last edited by HarryPotter; 04-10-2013, 04:01 PM.


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    May I also mention the car has been sitting for over a year. My dash lights weren't working either until about a day ago. Stuff is starting to come back online the more I drive it.

    It does feel oh so good to be back behind the wheel of a car like this.


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      #3
      Nothing?


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        #4
        If none of the locks will unlock the car, the first thing I'd suspect would be the locking module, followed by a wiring problem. But, the remnants of a keyless entry or alarm could be the problem.
        The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
        Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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          #5
          Originally posted by jlevie View Post
          If none of the locks will unlock the car, the first thing I'd suspect would be the locking module, followed by a wiring problem. But, the remnants of a keyless entry or alarm could be the problem.
          I'll check out the lcoking module. Especially since the cars sat for so long it could have collected rust on the modules or something. Car never had any keyless entry systems or aftermarket alarms.


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            #6
            Mine did the same thing and it was the lock .. had to rebuild the driver door lock. simple n problem fixed. Hopefully this helps
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