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Tripper · 07-29-2003, 05:17

My parents own a EL fairmont and today when they pressed the button to lock the doors and turn on the immobilisor, all the doors where unlocking/locking/unlocking all by them selfs for about a minutei know its not a dead battery in the remote as i just changed them in both remotes any ideas on what it could of been and how to fix it
luckily this occoured after they got home and the car was in the garage

kiwi05 · 07-31-2003, 01:57

my eb does it sometimes got told by autoelectrian it is just a power surge

9psi EB · 07-31-2003, 04:20

you will find there is a a sticking solenoid or mehanics within the door, or possibly dodgey position sensors within the solenoid.

This is fairly common and genuine solenoids can be costly, I replaced all mine with an aftermarket setup, and never had a problem, alternatively, if they only ever use keyless entry, disconnect the position sensor wires off the solenoids, this may solve the problem.

mongrelEB · 07-31-2003, 16:43

Yeah check the lock linkages, mine does this too but that's because the passenger side front striker plate is out of line and I haven't fixed it yet :/

Tripper · 08-01-2003, 07:06

Thanks guys this has only just started happening so i guess its only sticking
will lubricate them and see what hapens any recomendations what to use