Hi,

I’d hoped to be on here today posting about how I finally understood and solved an EAS problem which I will do, however, while flushed with the success of that, my 2003 L322 decided to ‘reward’ me for being so smug.

In the way into work, and in need of some fuel, I’d stopped for a quick splash and dash to get me into the big smoke. Printed the pump, was all ready to go and then boom !

The fuel flap wouldn’t open.

On closer examination, none of the other doors were unlocking correctly whether I tried using the remote unlock or popped the key in the door barrel.

Pressing the central locking switch gives a reassuring ‘clunk’ but the wee lockmindicator things do not move in any direction nor does the fuel flap release.

After a spot of mild panic, and frantic googling, I found the manual release by the rear fusebox which let me at least get some juice into the tank but I’m still a bit puzzled by my issue.

That it’s all the doors would seem to point to something ‘collective’ rather than an individual actuator but Gap IID doesn’t seem to find any errors -I can’t activate the locks from there either except for the drivers door.

Do any of you fine folks have any idea what this might be ? -a relay perhaps ? -although odd that the locks ‘clunk’ at all….

Has the BCM just got itself into an ankle and needs resetting ?

Any thoughts very welcome

Thanks agajn

Bob

If it were a P38, it would likely be the microswitches in the drivers door lock. No idea if it's the same on the L322

And now, annoyingly it’s working fine again using the remote… grrr.

awkwardbob said:

And now, annoyingly it’s working fine again using the remote… grrr.

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Try lubricating the hook part of the lock that goes over the bar on the B post, I have had problems caused by that sticking recently.

Just as a wee addendum to this, I have found a way of making it work reliably with the physical key action and perhaps the issue was just me being stupid.

Turning the key in the lock once will open the drivers door, the others try but the little knobs only come halfway up.

Allowing the key to return to
Centre and turning a second time opens all of the locks (most of the time !)

I had to change the battery in my key fob and it’s become unsynced, the rubber buttons on it are so perished / torn that I cannot reliably do the ‘resync’ dance so it may be time for a new fob.

I got one from Amazon but the buttons are harder plastic and way, way too stiff. Has anyone managed to find a good third-party supplier of blank keys ?

I may try and 3-d print a flexible membrane to replace the damaged ones -I’m surprised a silicone ‘button’ replacement isn’t available in the UK -I could only find any notice of one from Australia (and the company seemed to have gone out of business).

Thanks again for your help and
Happy Hogmanay !

Bob