picasso intermittent central locking

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mipmops3
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picasso intermittent central locking

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Hi, sometimes when i lock/unlock the car with the fob the drivers door doesnt lock or unlock, sometimes it works fine, it still works fine with the key but is a bit fiddly at night in the dark finding the keyhole any ideas to what the problem could be many thanks in advance [-o<
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Re: picasso intermittent central locking

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Door locks are weak on these, and this is a common problem. You need to replace the lock unit inside the door - had to do ours. Not that dear from Citroen.
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Re: picasso intermittent central locking

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I knew somebody who had an issue with his remote being intermittent. It was down to the transmitter crystal in the keyfob. I believe it was a 20MHz crystal (I am NOT certain of this) and when he replaced the crystal the problem went away.
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