Xsara central locking

bpwood · Post by **bpwood** » 25 Sep 2005, 15:31

'98 Xsara TD Estate - central locking suddenly stopped working a few days ago. Have had problems before with broken wires in the o/s door hinge area, so checked again, but no breaks. Checked the tailgate wiring & found one broken wire - repaired this, but still no c/l. When you turn the key in the lock it makes no "c/l clunk" noise at all - again this is different to previous faults. Have also checked the wiring on all the other doors - no faults found.
Any ideas, please, soon as poss!

Stuart McB · Post by **Stuart McB** » 25 Sep 2005, 19:24

Drivers door master lock could be full of dirt. This may stop the signal to trip the door open.

bpwood · Post by **bpwood** » 27 Sep 2005, 23:31

Don't think that's the fault, as it won't lock from the n/s door either. Another odd thing - the courtesy light has stopped working, but flashes on & off in time with the indicators!

tonespeed1999 · Post by **tonespeed1999** » 28 Sep 2005, 00:16

sounds like an earthing fault,possibly a broken wire somewhere.

bpwood · Post by **bpwood** » 01 Oct 2005, 01:19

After much fiddling, thought to look in Haynes - which suggested as a first step to check the fuses. Fuse F15 was blown ( it was a 15A, book said it should be 20A), so replaced it & now have c/locking again. What a muppet!