Thread: Got Stuck today

my heart goes out to you and your family

my heart goes out to you and your family

Had a few light beers have we? If you cant offer constructive advice please dont bother posting.

Hey Aussie

It sounds a lot like you need to replace your door latch mechanism.

I did this task a few months ago and did a write up about it.

Also, you can take the rubber tubing off between the drivers door and the car body and check the condition of the 2 wiring looms and connectors that are just inside the body. Apparently these sometimes get corroded and dirty and bugger up the comms between the door latch and the BeCM.

Clean them up and make sure they're healthy. It worked for someone else here recently.

Dave

Aussie - check with "andrew e" if he has the door panel. He might have a door latch mechanism too.

When mine was playing up I used the FaultMate (substitute Testbook or other tool as required) to disable the alarm. That way I could still open the drivers door with the key and disarm the vehicle by putting the key in the ignition, turning to second position and hitting the "lock" button on the remote, which would then unlock the other doors and enable the starter.

adm333's advice is good and well worth doing, but since it worked after you reset the battery, I wonder if it is a logic fault in the BeCM. Would be useful to get it checked with a FaultMate, Rovacom, Test Book etc to read the fault codes and identify root cause.

Call me if you want to discuss... you have my mobile no.

Cheers, Paul.

Your developing a habit for stopping in peoples drives Paul... did you check the petrol level? LOL LOL LOL!!!

Sorry, its probably still a bit too soon for you to have a giggle!

Originally Posted by DT-P38

Sorry, its probably still a bit too soon for you to have a giggle!

I suspect Aussie hasn't regained his sense of humour... stilll bloody funny though when he ran out of petrol in your driveway Dave is good payout material for a long time yet.

What are you doing up at this time Dave? Kids? My excuse is catching up on my "day job", Hard Range orders/enquires and listening to classic hits on a couple of Canberra radio stations, and escorting the dogs to the outdoor facilites... i.e. "Poo Hill".

Cheers, Paul.

I suspect Aussie hasn't regained his sense of humour..

I was having a chuckle about that when I left your place Dave so yes my Sense of humor is intact..lol

Your developing a habit for stopping in peoples drives Paul... did you check the petrol level?

LOL yes I had forgotten about that until you mentioned it. Thats 2 driveway stoppages in 2 months. Not bad huh?

Adm333 and Paul - Thanks very much for the advice and the offer of Help. I'll replace the door latch and clean the connectors. Paul I wasnt aware you could disable the alarm I may have too try that with your guidance. I call you next week too chat if thats ok?

I went too unlock the door with the key and only the drivers side door unlocked, so when I tried to open the door it wouldnt open.

I am a bit confused by this statement, did the door unlock with the key?
I have had this happen a couple of times where the remote suddenly did not work, I opened the car with the key, drivers door only, alarm going off and could not start the car. I entered the override sequence with the key in the drivers door and all was well again. On another occasion I was not far from home so got the spare key which worked via the remote and seemed to re set everything.