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Have you checked the carpets are bone dry under the passenger seat?
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Hi Guys....
Went out to my car this morning and unlocked the doors on the main key fob button as I do every day. To my annoyance the front bonnet also clicked and unlocked itself! Relocked the car several times to make sure I wasn't going mad and it now also unlocks the bonnet every time. Very annoying.
Also if I lock the car on the key and unlock on the key, the bonnet also unlocks.
And also if I drive the car and stop and get out...the front bonnet also unlocks.
So basically now if I unlock the doors in any way or form the front bonnet also unlocks and pops up. Though I can still unlock the just bonnet on its own if I press the small button on the fob.
Any ideas or similar experience of what this can be?
Cheers in advance!
Not heard of this exact problem before but would guess it would be one of the many microswitches that decide to play silly bu66ers every now and again.
Cheers guys.
Bizarrely it has now rectified itself but I have no doubt it will return at some point.
Does anyone know if the central locking/alarm module under the passenger seat is shared with any other make of car?
Also the bonnet/boot open warning lamp(s) are not working. Cant remember if they ever did work though!
I don't think they are, and anyway, you would have to have it coded to your car. Although they are expensive (£220), they aren't outrageous.
Yours isn't a cabrio, is it? Have you checked the carpets are bone dry under the passenger seat?
Thanks for the reply Richard. I thought they were dearer than £220 to be honest. Someone was maybe trying to scare me!
No, not a cabrio. Funny you should say about the wet carpet because Cardiff OPC told me to check that but its bone dry. Are they prone to leaking then?
If the roof drains or front cowl drains block (or the rear compartment in a cab), water gets into the car. The alarm module is located under the passenger seat at the lowest point of the floor pan. A perfect place to put a control box. When they get wet, it's usually curtains, but if you catch them when they start acting up and dry them out, you can sometimes bring them back to life.
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