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Door latch problem Greg - Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, at 10:46:57 am |
Doesn't read like the door latch switch.... MarcW - Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, at 2:30:22 pm |
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Greg
So when the weather gets dry, I have this issue with the passenger door. The first signal is the red light on the door lock button on the dash. The 2nd signal is that when I unlock my car it will beep twice. Finally, if the top is up and my window is up, it won't drop down when I start to pull on the handle. I'm 99% sure it is the switch in the door latch.
I pulled the negative terminal on the battery and got the door cover off. I'm down to the 2 screws on the outside of the door that will release the latch. However, I can't figure out how to disconnect the mechanism that goes from the door latch to the outside handle. Any tips? Any other thoughts?
Also, with the negative terminal disconnected, I'm assuming it is ok to disconnect the door air bag and then remove it so I don't bump into it and damage it.
Thanks.
Re: Doesn't read like the door latch switch.... Greg - Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, at 9:15:46 pm |
Because my car has experienced a door lock assembly failure, a door latch failure.... MarcW - Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, at 9:51:30 pm |
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Greg
Marc,
Thanks for the reply. When the door is malfunctioning, neither the inside handle nor the outside handle with drop the window. A couple of times someone has opened it forcing the window out of the groove in the convertible top. How it didn't break the window, I don't know. The window would still stay up and not drop. The only way to close the door would be to lower it with the window switch in the center console and then close the door.
When you say "door lock assembly" I think you mean the same part that I refer to the latch. I'm not referring to either handle but instead the part that grabs and holds the door closed.
Re: Because my car has experienced a door lock assembly failure, a door latch failure.... Greg - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 9:47:06 am |
Re: Because my car has experienced a door lock assembly failure, a door latch failure.... Greg - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 10:04:24 am |
Yes. In the case when my car was doing the LED door lock thing, the horn beeping upon locking... MarcW - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 2:54:08 pm |
Re: Door latch problem Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 7:40:41 am |
Re: Door latch problem Greg - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 9:48:19 am |
Re: Door latch problem Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 9:51:53 am |
Re: Door latch problem Greg - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 10:03:58 am |
9 pulls out of 12 when you move the mechanism out *NM* Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 10:26:18 am |
Re: 9 pulls out of 12 when you move the mechanism out Greg - Wednesday, 21 March, 2012, at 11:24:35 am |
Re: Door latch problem Petee_C - Thursday, 22 March, 2012, at 10:46:04 pm |
Re: Door latch problem Greg - Friday, 23 March, 2012, at 12:33:45 pm |
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Petee_C
I had a similar problem last year. I took the inner skin off the door and it turned out that one do the pins in the connector to the door lock actuator was a wee bit loose. The microswitch in my door actuator is also wearing but it's still got a bit of life left in it.
In addition to the lock LED on and horn honking when unlocking. My window would go down the 1/2" when openning the door, but raise again while openning the door, (it thought my door had already shut)
Peter
Re: Door latch problem debbiety - Thursday, 22 March, 2012, at 11:25:04 pm |
Just so it is clear. In the case of the door latch the tech *confirmed* this was the problem... MarcW - Friday, 23 March, 2012, at 2:23:53 pm |