Central locking problem

paco · Post by **paco** » 04 Dec 2006, 14:31

hi

i shut my car, walk away , and the locks open on their own

can anyone advise/help

Stewart(oily) · Post by **Stewart(oily)** » 04 Dec 2006, 15:13

sounds like one of the actuators is sticking or a door is not closed properly, lock it and check the door buttons are all down, if one of them lags behind its likely to be the culprit.
Stewart

paco · Post by **paco** » 04 Dec 2006, 16:22

thanx for that, if one is proud, whats the cure

paco

Stewart(oily) · Post by **Stewart(oily)** » 04 Dec 2006, 17:09

It could be anything from a sticking button to a dead actuator/broken wire. If you manually lock the proud one the rest might work
Stewart

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 04 Dec 2006, 17:20

Generic motors fit the BX with NO modification at all - may fit Xantia. They are available from Maplins for less than £10 new and come in 2 types - 5 wire for doors with key locks and 2 wire for those without.

paco · Post by **paco** » 04 Dec 2006, 18:11

non of the buttons are proud or slow, ive taken the batteriesut of the key and closed the car manually , after about 6 attemps the thing had remained locked

paco

dan_the_v8man · Post by **dan_the_v8man** » 04 Dec 2006, 19:07

my xantia does the same occasionally, i've checked the damned thing high and low and i cant find anything wrong with it

Ross_K · Post by **Ross_K** » 04 Dec 2006, 21:21

I had this problem in my ZX. Two of the wires under the little flap in the tailgate had tiny nicks in them and were shorting each other out. Two bits of insulating tape later and everything was fine again.

citroenxm · Post by **citroenxm** » 04 Dec 2006, 21:29

Hi all

Its a relativly EASY fix but a bit fiddly!!

If all actuators are working fine then its IS the PLUG on the door lock INSIDE the door.

Remove door trim, peel back the inner coating, remove the multiplug that plugs into the lock mechanism, spray with WD 40 or equivalent, and then plug back in!! I've repaired a many Xantia with NON working locks to cure it with this remedy.. To be sure, do both front doors.. NO need to do the rears.. Luckily the Xantia doesn't seem to suffer the Broken Wires between A piller and door like its similar friend the 306!!

Good luck.. But I'd bet a pretty good pint its that causing the problems!!

Regards
citroenxm

paco · Post by **paco** » 06 Dec 2006, 13:49

thanx for that, 1 hour and a can of wd40 later the c/l is back to normal

paco