1990 Van Den Plas locking/windows/security issues
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1990 Van Den Plas locking/windows/security issues
Hi there,
I've been driving my late father's Van Den Plas for a few years now and have done lots of various repairs on it. Recently, the door locks and security system seem to be shorting out randomly. I'll be driving along and suddenly my doors will lock and/or my windows will roll up. I've stopped and turned off the car to reset it, but there is still definitely an issue. Yesterday my back passenger side window went DOWN by itself for the first time, and I couldn't get it back up. I looked in the manual and found that there is a little switch at the bottom of the driver's side window control panel that you can reset. However, it didn't work at first, so I drove around for a while, tried it repeatedly, and then it worked! Anyway, do I need to replace fuses and/or relays to fix this issue? Any ideas? My mechanic retired in December and I would like to see if this is something I can do on my own. Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!
Amanda
I've been driving my late father's Van Den Plas for a few years now and have done lots of various repairs on it. Recently, the door locks and security system seem to be shorting out randomly. I'll be driving along and suddenly my doors will lock and/or my windows will roll up. I've stopped and turned off the car to reset it, but there is still definitely an issue. Yesterday my back passenger side window went DOWN by itself for the first time, and I couldn't get it back up. I looked in the manual and found that there is a little switch at the bottom of the driver's side window control panel that you can reset. However, it didn't work at first, so I drove around for a while, tried it repeatedly, and then it worked! Anyway, do I need to replace fuses and/or relays to fix this issue? Any ideas? My mechanic retired in December and I would like to see if this is something I can do on my own. Thanks in advance for any advice you may have!
Amanda
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Welcome to the forums Amanda,
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj40-xj81-25/ to the XJ40 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Northwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-northwest-64/ to find other members in your region.
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj40-xj81-25/ to the XJ40 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Northwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-northwest-64/ to find other members in your region.
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Amanda,
Good to have you with us.
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Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
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