pmulry
03-24-2005, 03:12 PM
Here's an odd one. Perhaps 3 times in the last year, I've had this happen. It really freaked me out the first time, now it doesn't freak me out, but I sure wonder what's going on. It's certainly a safety issue that I need to fix. I think it has something to do with the security/alarm system.
Here's what happens, I think. It's hard to remember the exact sequence because it always seems to happen when I'm distracted by something else (cell phone ringing, conversation with wife in passenger seat, etc.). But I'll be driving the car for awhile with the doors locked, all windows/sunroof closed. Pull into a parking space, stop, shift the car into P, turn the key off. Attempt to open door, and the lock won't automatically unlock like it usually does when I pull on the interior driver's door handle. Pulling on the handle results in the driver's side door lock stem going up and down, but no disengagement of the lock.
Attempting to re-start the car does not work. The key will turn, but the starter doesn't engage. I don't think it's a tranny switch issue because when it's happened I've jiggled the auto tranny lever, moved it from P to N, etc., still no start. However, if I turn the key to on, the dash all lights up like normal and there's normal electrical system function in the car. Thus, I can power down the window, remove the key from the ignition, insert the key into the lock on the outside of the door, and then unlock all of the doors that way.
It's an extremely intermittant failure, which as you know makes it difficult to track down. Anybody run into something like this before?
Thanks in advance.
Here's what happens, I think. It's hard to remember the exact sequence because it always seems to happen when I'm distracted by something else (cell phone ringing, conversation with wife in passenger seat, etc.). But I'll be driving the car for awhile with the doors locked, all windows/sunroof closed. Pull into a parking space, stop, shift the car into P, turn the key off. Attempt to open door, and the lock won't automatically unlock like it usually does when I pull on the interior driver's door handle. Pulling on the handle results in the driver's side door lock stem going up and down, but no disengagement of the lock.
Attempting to re-start the car does not work. The key will turn, but the starter doesn't engage. I don't think it's a tranny switch issue because when it's happened I've jiggled the auto tranny lever, moved it from P to N, etc., still no start. However, if I turn the key to on, the dash all lights up like normal and there's normal electrical system function in the car. Thus, I can power down the window, remove the key from the ignition, insert the key into the lock on the outside of the door, and then unlock all of the doors that way.
It's an extremely intermittant failure, which as you know makes it difficult to track down. Anybody run into something like this before?
Thanks in advance.