Drivers door lock and remotes

[Bushbasher]

Ok, so I spent a very frustrating 2 hrs yesterday trying to keep my 3 & 5 yr olds out of trouble at the local shops while I waited for some keys to turn up, Here's how it went.....

Jumped out of the 'lane in Mudgee, untied and rounded up the rug rats then went to lock the car with the remote.....nothing..... hmmmm, ok must be the battery has died, no problem, I'll just pick up a new one in the supermarket . So I locked the car with the key and off we went. An hour later back at the car, fresh battery fitted and I'm watching the little red light on the remote flashing and my car NOT unlocking itself, WTF?!! Seems the remote has spontaneously lost the frequency of the car and won't play, hmmm, ok, that's a new one on me. No problem I'll just recode the remotes after I get home; put the key in the door and go to unlock it manually and........... NOTHING!!!. "Your joking!!",: , says me and proceeds to invent some new expletives worthy of the moment but that won't get me in trouble when the kids repeat them later to mum :rolleyes:. Then I had to phone the missus at work, in Gulgong, and organise to get her Fairlane remote to me 30km away in the next town. Thank god that worked or it could have got ugly and expensive. It took 2 hours.
So now to a couple of questions ; Firstly, has anyone else had the remote suddenly not open the car any more for no apparent reason, ( flat battery not withstanding ), and should I now be worried about it and replace the remote?
And secondly; Is the locking mechanism attached to the barrel in the door a mechanical linkage or electronic ? I'd like to know this before I go ripping the door apart to fix it as if it's mechanical it's probably just a connecting rod come adrift but if it's electronic then I might as well track down a replacement before I pull the door apart.

Anyone???

Cheers
Bushbasher

[frd906]

Yes i had the same problem

There is a linkage from the barrel to the actuator,

Also my remote lost its frequency, lucky the door were open as i have been having trouble with my door actuator, i just done the reprogramming procedure and it worked fine agian

[Mr Hardware]

Mechanical, thats why you can lock/unlock the drivers door even when you have a stuffed actuator or a flat battery

also

just grab your wagon remote and try it on the 'lane to double check that it is a remote issue, and vice versa. Worst case scenario you stump up $50 for a new remote i reckon.

[Bushbasher]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

Mechanical, thats why you can lock/unlock the drivers door even when you have a stuffed actuator or a flat battery

Of coarse it is.:

also

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

just grab your wagon remote and try it on the 'lane to double check that it is a remote issue, and vice versa. Worst case scenario you stump up $50 for a new remote i reckon.

It is/was a remote issue as my missus' Fairlane remote opened the car first time. I immediately reprogrammed both the Fairlane remotes AND a spare remote I had sitting in the glovebox and all 3 open the car no problem so definitely the remote and not the car. It's still odd though, that's the first time I can remember ever having a remote deprogram itself after a battery change. Think I might find a spot under the car to stash the spare remote in future, just in case.


Cheers
Bushbasher

[Mr Hardware]

Yeah occasionally the cab remotes would deprogram themselves, for some unkown reason. Wasn't very common but it did happen.