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Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

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Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby daycm1 » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:21 pm

Hi,

Another Connect 03 lx tdci issue!

This afternoon I have just got in my van to use and load something into the side loading door but I found that it wasn't open!
It is all central locking and the 2 front doors and rear door open without fail.

I got in the back and tried to lock and unlock the doors with the key fob and all doors lock/unlock apart from this side loading door. (This has just started happening today!!) The funny thing is, is it looks like it's trying to open the lock because you can see it struggling to turn it but then just gives up!

Has anyone ever come across this problem before with any of their doors or is this a common fault with the side loaders?

Thanks,
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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby coconut » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:03 am

Providing the door contact pins are ok (which sounds like they are cus its trying to work) then I would guess at the latch sticking.

Its common on the transits, but I have seen it on the earlier connects
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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby Nighthawk » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:32 am

i'd have a good look at door adjustment first, if the pins don't make a really good contact the latch can't get enough current to power the latch correctly.

Latches do fail though, but they aren't cheap, so check it out properly
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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby daycm1 » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:20 am

Thanks very much, I will give those suggestions a try.

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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby daycm1 » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:48 pm

Hmmm.....very strange the side door central locking just mysteriously started working again today for no apparent reason so I'm guessing the latch it sticking like you mentioned but I will still take a look anyhow and make sure all the parts are ok.

I'll let you know how I get on.

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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby daycm1 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:23 pm

Well finally looked at the door and thanks chaps it was the latch sticking!
It seems to be ok now I've WD40'd it!

I'll just see how it goes on now.
Thankfully nothing major.

Thanks a lot once again,
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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby ValetecDavid » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:27 am

i have 2 side doors and one of my doors has this problem it was intermittant but now the door is stuck locked so get it sorted b4 you get stuck like me with the door stuck locked
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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby daycm1 » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:35 am

Ok, I might get Ford to check it over for me as I need them to look at a couple of things anyway.
Thanks for letting me know.

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Re: Side loading door Central Locking not working correctly!

Postby TransitAnt » Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:28 pm

WD40! I just gave the connectors a squirt and the mechanism on my passengers door which had the same problem and everything works fine!!
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