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Hey There, my 1999 bmw 323i is having trouble witht he central locking. Some times I can unlock it with the key or the interior switvh and some times not. You can usually open the drivers door with no problem, the other doors wont even open if you pull the handle? any advice would be great

Submitted: 752 days and 11 hours ago.
Category: BMW
Value: $15
Status: CLOSED
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1999 BMW 323

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Cleaning the locks and spraying qt20

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Hello. One way to help see if it might be a key issue would be to use the other key/remote when the locks are not locking/unlocking and see if that has any effect on the doors. The reason why you can't open the doors when this happens is that the door locks are in double lock. Also try to use the key in the door lock manually to see if the doors lock/unlock. This should also send a lock/unlock symbol to the general module. Usually the fault is in the door lock actuators but to have all three go at the same time, while possible, is unusual. The problem could be in the key/remote, in the vehicle where it receives the signals from the remote, in the door lock actuators, or the body module that relieves the unlock signal. If that is the case your local dealer will have to use their diagnosis equipment to check for signals to and from the vehicle locking system.

 

I hope this was helpful.

-Roger

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Expert: BmwMasterTech
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Answered: 2/23/2008

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Level 1 BMW Master Certification, 9 Years Dealer experience, Team Leader, Shop Foreman

752 days and 11 hours ago.

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Reply to BmwMasterTech's Post: THANKS FOR THE SPEEDY REPLY,

I dont have the second key unfortunatly. The key does feel loose in the ignition so i bet that could play apart. So there is no other way of checking it unless i contact the dealership?

thanks

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