Central Locking

Steve · January 18, 2004

seem to have a problem with central locking

when driving under 23 mph the central locking goes nuts (my car locks itself when i drive over 23mph) So it means when i am crawling in traffic the car keeps unlocking and locking constantly... driving me mad.. makes me want to punch the door like a nutcase.

Sometimes its ok.. sometimes its a pain... the door used to unlock using the button inside on the drivers door control panel.. now it fails to do this

Also when trying to lock the doors from outside using keys the passenger door stays unlocked.

Could it be a fault on the lock or the control panel?

Scorpion · January 18, 2004

Control panel i would have thought,have you got any leaks(not the vegetable type)

Steve · January 18, 2004

well... funny that as I was talking to someone with the window down and it was raining.. control panel got a little wet... but it was fine for a couple of weeks...

makes me wonder if the swich has corroded!

I dont wanna buy one of these and find out its not that... plus toyota will charge an arm and a leg to source the problem.

Scorpion · January 18, 2004

Take the C/P apart and see if its holding any moisture as this will create a short

Steve · January 19, 2004

would a bit of wd40 be ok or too aggresive!

Rob · January 19, 2004

take the Cp out, check that the connectors look ok - no green/whitish deposits etc, and give the connections a light spray with wd40 - not too much though if that doesnt work then water might be further inside the switches- in that case set ur oven to about 50C and place the CP in there for about 30 / 45 mins - that will also remove any water that is there, but remember 50C !! also watch ur fingers when taking it out.

Steve · January 19, 2004

cheers rob

i have a gas oven.. numbers 1,2,3 and so on.. what number would i need to stick it on?

Rob · January 19, 2004

no probs mate - happy to help, well gas mark 1 is 140C so i would suggest just put it on top of the central heating radiator or something like that.

Steve · January 19, 2004

ahh that might be better.. will give it a try...

i guess the CP is a sealed unit?

Rob · January 19, 2004

i doubt it- as since it got a bit wet u have had probs, so would say no, safest option is the radiator, u wont melt anything then! and its a gentle process which is good - have to do it for my phone every now and then, and so far it still works fine.