On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:48:13 +0100, "Al Reynolds" <ajr-news@bat400.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a wierd situation with my central locking.
>
>At the moment, using the key in any of the three door locks
>(driver, passenger, tailgate) to *lock* the car works fine -
>all five locks go down and the car is secure.
>
>However, only the driver door lock will *unlock* all the
>locks. The passenger door lock unlocks just that door, and
>the tailgate lock doesn't do anything when you try and unlock,
>not even unlock the tailgate.
>
>To make matters worse, the other locks do unlock all the
>doors *sometimes*, but this is intermittent. As a result it's
>pretty tricky to take the car to a shop as they might be
>working when I get there.
>
>I have also had the passenger door window not working from
>the drivers side controls sometimes, but that's intermittent too!
>I don't know if that could be related.
>
>Hoping someone has had a similar problem,

Only a "generic" thought: check the wiring harnesse connectors where they
plug into the leading edge of each door and make sure each plug is fully
latched in, especially the driver's door. I had a Civic a while back where
the right rear window would only wind up/down, from the master switch or
its own switch, if the driver's door was ajar about half way.

The car had had a damaged driver's door (deer ran into the side of the car)
and the body shop broke the latch on the connector which plugs into the
door so that every time the door was opened, the connector got tugged out a
touch and then pushed back in a bit when the door was closed - I jammed it
in with some cardboard, not wanting to go to all the hassle of new wire
harness routing.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??