Michael Scarlett wrote:

> lately whenever i'm driving and I lock my doors via the lock button -
> driver or passenger side- my locking mecanism keeps trying to lock
> itself. You hear it litterally trying to lock itself over and over
> again. The annoying thing is that its intermittent. It'll go for a
> little while and the stop. then lets say if i press the horn it'll do
> it again. it seems to have no pattern to it.
> I'm worried that it'll keep doing it over and over and then burn
> something out, like the electrical system or something.
> I have 2001 'lude i bought it brand new and i've never had this
> problem.
> Does anyone know anything?

I had this problem with an old Lincoln I used to own. If I remember
correctly the mechanic found it was either the battery or alternator, or
both.

Peter H