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Help - Alarm/Central Locking in Ford Focus

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  • 02-12-2008 3:29pm
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    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I hope someone can help me. The central locking on my Focus is acting up. When i click the button on the remote, the alarm turns off and the locks open, but almost immediately relock. I have to open the car with the key.

    It is a bit head wrecking in the morning. Anyone else come accross a problem like this, any suggestions how i might fix it? Its a 99 Focus, petrol by the way.

    Id really appreciate any suggestions.


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    #2
    R.O.R
    Registered Users Posts: 12,685 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    Deedsie wrote: »
    Hi,

    I hope someone can help me. The central locking on my Focus is acting up. When i click the button on the remote, the alarm turns off and the locks open, but almost immediately relock. I have to open the car with the key.

    It is a bit head wrecking in the morning. Anyone else come accross a problem like this, any suggestions how i might fix it? Its a 99 Focus, petrol by the way.

    Id really appreciate any suggestions.

    Check to see if the interior passenger door handle is moving freely. Sounds like it might be stuck half open / half closed. Central locking doesn't know whether it's coming or going if that's the case, but a bit of WD40 will sort it.

    Happened to me on an old Orion.


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    tin79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭tin79


    yeah sounds like it could be that alright. it could also be a sticky solenoid inside the door. some wd40 on that might help too


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    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    tin79 wrote: »
    yeah sounds like it could be that alright. it could also be a sticky solenoid inside the door. some wd40 on that might help too

    I have the WD40 but whats a solenoid? Where would i be spraying like?


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