P38 door kocking problems

rayvee · Jul 1, 2021

Hi' I have a 2001 4.0litre Auto P38. If the doors are locked it sometimes just opens the drivers door. If the doors are open it will sometimes close all the other doors but not the drivers. It does this when nobody is near the car and the ignition is off! As well as this when being driven the doors can lock on their own and then unlock again. It sometimes leaves the passenger door un lockable (my wife isn't too keen on it!!)
Has anyone had similar problems and what can cause this?

tomcat59alan · Jul 1, 2021

Check the tailgate button,strip it and clean,it can cause random locking issues. The driver's door lock which houses the microswitches may be suspect.there is a check sheet by Marty it may be in the Technical Archive top left of home page or someone may post a link.And welcome.

rayvee · Jul 1, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Check the tailgate button,strip it and clean,it can cause random locking issues. The driver's door lock which houses the microswitches may be suspect.there is a check sheet by Marty it my be in the Technical Archive top left of home page or someone my post a link.And welcome.

Thanks. I'll give it a try

brianp38dse · Jul 1, 2021

Here is Martyuk`s lock test sheet

tomcat59alan · Jul 1, 2021

brianp38dse said:
Here is Martyuk`s losk test sheet

Thanks Brian.

your spelling is as bad as mine,I had to edit my post twice

Rubberknees · Jul 1, 2021

Had the phantom locking and unlocking on mine, plus tailgate not opening. Was a faulty drivers door lock. Fitted replacement and fixed it. @martyuk offers a repair service but believe he's in New Zealand til the autumn

brianp38dse · Jul 1, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Thanks Brian. your spelling is as bad as mine,I had to edit my post twice

I get a few issues with my eyes looking at screens

that and spelling and grammar was never my strong point, spell check helps a lot

But give me something to fix or build

tomcat59alan · Jul 2, 2021

brianp38dse said:
I get a few issues with my eyes looking at screens that and spelling and grammar was never my strong point, spell check helps a lot
But give me something to fix or build

My brain knows what to do but my finger doesn't follow,I seem to type the letter after the one I need,if that makes sense.its bloody annoying.

rayvee · Jul 2, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Had the phantom locking and unlocking on mine, plus tailgate not opening. Was a faulty drivers door lock. Fitted replacement and fixed it. @martyuk offers a repair service but believe he's in New Zealand til the autumn

Thanks

rayvee · Jul 2, 2021

brianp38dse said:
Here is Martyuk`s lock test sheet

Thanks

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