97 XK8 ailing locks and alarm system
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97 XK8 ailing locks and alarm system
My remote will not lock or unlock the car. I hear 3 clicks when I push the lock button and nothing happens. I can lock the drivers door using the key, but the passenger does not lock. The alarm seems to randomly go off when I'm doing this too. I replaced the batteries in the fob which didn't help. Any advice? Thanks!
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Does your driver's door lock and unlock when you press the fob buttons?
If it is just the passenger door that refuses to lock and unlock, I agree with jimbov8 to start with battery and electrical. If those check out, it is probably the door lock actuator inside the door. I had this happen to me recently. It was a pain to get to since the door would not open, but it is doable. Here is my thread on it along with some of the awesome Jag forum member's help on the issue...
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...t-open-175483/
If it is just the passenger door that refuses to lock and unlock, I agree with jimbov8 to start with battery and electrical. If those check out, it is probably the door lock actuator inside the door. I had this happen to me recently. It was a pain to get to since the door would not open, but it is doable. Here is my thread on it along with some of the awesome Jag forum member's help on the issue...
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...t-open-175483/
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I've done further analysis and here is what is happening:
When I push the Lock button on the fob, either I hear 3 clicks and the lights flash once, or nothing happens at all. Neither car door locks.
When I push the Unlock button, either I hear 1 click and the lights flash twice, or nothing happens at all. Neither car door unlocks.
I can operate the locks manually. The trunk opens with the fob, and the lights come on when that button is pushed too.
Thanks for your continued help.
When I push the Lock button on the fob, either I hear 3 clicks and the lights flash once, or nothing happens at all. Neither car door locks.
When I push the Unlock button, either I hear 1 click and the lights flash twice, or nothing happens at all. Neither car door unlocks.
I can operate the locks manually. The trunk opens with the fob, and the lights come on when that button is pushed too.
Thanks for your continued help.
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Hi Everybody, thank you for the very informative post.
I was wondering if anyone had a situation when the 10A central locking fuse keeps popping.
My situation was exactly like the one described by cadtbird. I replaced the 10A fuse and the central locking resumed its normal operation. However, two days later it went back to not locking the doors in response to the fob or to the gear shifter.
Any thoughts as to what can be the underlying problem?
One additional consideration - i had the problem with convertible roof hydraulics and converted it to manual latch operation. Don't know whether this may be a contributing factor to the central locking fuse issue, but thought I'd mention it for completeness sake.
Thank you.
I was wondering if anyone had a situation when the 10A central locking fuse keeps popping.
My situation was exactly like the one described by cadtbird. I replaced the 10A fuse and the central locking resumed its normal operation. However, two days later it went back to not locking the doors in response to the fob or to the gear shifter.
Any thoughts as to what can be the underlying problem?
One additional consideration - i had the problem with convertible roof hydraulics and converted it to manual latch operation. Don't know whether this may be a contributing factor to the central locking fuse issue, but thought I'd mention it for completeness sake.
Thank you.