Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - L Reg - central locking - intermittently u/s

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Wed 24 Oct 2007 12:58
L Reg - central locking - intermittently u/s - John F
My son's 1.6L 'L'plate occasionally doesn't allow him in - just can't unlock it occasionally! Is this a known problem? [the other night he left it unlocked and the low-life stole....a rear door! ]
Is there any way of turning it off and just turning the key in the lock?

Edited by Webmaster on 24/10/2007 at 13:06

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Wed 24 Oct 2007 16:06
L Reg - central locking - intermittently u/s - mfarrow
When it next happens tell him to try unlocking it by the passenger door. If it works then passenger lock mechanism (not neccessarily the tumbler but the latch bit) is sticking hence giving the locking motor some gripe.

You can turn it off by unplugging the fuse.

A rear door is a bit random! Why stop there?

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Mike Farrow
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Wed 24 Oct 2007 16:33
L Reg - central locking - intermittently u/s - normd2
look on the bright side - at least he can't get locked out now :)
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Wed 24 Oct 2007 17:40
L Reg - central locking - intermittently u/s - bell boy
airconditioned too
just think of the time saved strapping a baby in the back on a busy road
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Thu 25 Oct 2007 12:00
L Reg - central locking - intermittently u/s - John F
Many thanks for your help - [the plus side is it hasn't rained much...]
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