Central locking issues - Deadlocked 'open'?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:24 pm
Hi all, I am having some central locking issues. I am new to the forum, so please bear with me if this has been answered before. I have searched everywhere but couldn't see an answer. All had been well up to a week ago.
When I bought the car, the central locking didn't work. I found the resistor/fuse in the CLCU had de-soldered and after repairing that, it worked a treat. The locks were very stiff though, so last year I fitted a Right Click remote locking kit to avoid bending the key. This also worked just fine.
The battery gave up the ghost this winter, it simply wouldn't hold a charge anymore and by the time I replaced it, was virtually flat. I replaced the battery and initially all was well. However, I was doing some cleaning as it had been covered up for weeks and heard the actuators work. The system was now dead. The resistor/fuse had de-soldered itself again. I fixed that again, connected it all back up and left the CLCU against the side of the footwell. I got one pulse from the actuators and now they are dead/jammed open.
All the locks are now jammed solid, i.e. I cannot lock any of the locks, the key won't turn to lock, only unlock. The door pins are also jammed. I can hear the CLCU click if I press lock on my remote, I have disconnected the battery, my Right Click kit and the CLCU, but the locks remain jammed.
Could anyone give me any pointers. I am no electrical expert at all, but know how to access everything I need to. I have not done the red/black wire loop mod I have just been reading about (I do though have heated door locks (whether they work though is another matter entirely!))
Many thanks all.
When I bought the car, the central locking didn't work. I found the resistor/fuse in the CLCU had de-soldered and after repairing that, it worked a treat. The locks were very stiff though, so last year I fitted a Right Click remote locking kit to avoid bending the key. This also worked just fine.
The battery gave up the ghost this winter, it simply wouldn't hold a charge anymore and by the time I replaced it, was virtually flat. I replaced the battery and initially all was well. However, I was doing some cleaning as it had been covered up for weeks and heard the actuators work. The system was now dead. The resistor/fuse had de-soldered itself again. I fixed that again, connected it all back up and left the CLCU against the side of the footwell. I got one pulse from the actuators and now they are dead/jammed open.
All the locks are now jammed solid, i.e. I cannot lock any of the locks, the key won't turn to lock, only unlock. The door pins are also jammed. I can hear the CLCU click if I press lock on my remote, I have disconnected the battery, my Right Click kit and the CLCU, but the locks remain jammed.
Could anyone give me any pointers. I am no electrical expert at all, but know how to access everything I need to. I have not done the red/black wire loop mod I have just been reading about (I do though have heated door locks (whether they work though is another matter entirely!))
Many thanks all.
