Central locking has a mind of it's own
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Joined: 12-19-2019
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From: British Columbia (CA)
Central locking has a mind of it's own
Hello! I have a 2006 HHR 2.4l. The central locking is working sometimes but not all the time with the remotes. If I press unlock once on the remotes it will eventually unlock the driver door. I need to unlock the rest from inside. It won't lock from the remotes. Sometimes if I press unlock on the remote a few times it will unlock several times minutes later. It will randomly unlock and lock while driving as well. This is the same with both remotes so I don't believe it's a remote problem. The batteries are both good. I tried disconnecting the cars battery for 30 minutes to see if it would reset anything but it didn't change anything. Does anyone know how I can try to fix this or is it something the dealership will need to do? Thank you!
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From: Welland,Ont Canada
Welcome to the site, no need for a dealership any self respecting mechanic can lube the linkage with a squirt of spray lube.
this is also a sign of a feeble and failing car battery, have it load tested at any auto parts palace, they usually don’t charge for this service.
this is also a sign of a feeble and failing car battery, have it load tested at any auto parts palace, they usually don’t charge for this service.
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x2, plus, take the remotes apart and clean the contacts inside. A few owners have had problems with the remotes making sporadic activation's without being touched, indicating a worn out keypad typically. The pads are easily replaceable.
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Match up how many push buttons you have and order a new case and keypad from our friends at RockAuto
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and we even get a discount code
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From: Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
These also correct a lot of problems with the keypad buttons.
I have these in all my fobs. Never had a problem since.
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I have these in all my fobs. Never had a problem since.
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Thread Starter
Joined: 12-19-2019
Posts: 6
From: British Columbia (CA)
Thanks everyone this is great! I've never changed the battery and have owned the car for 6 years so it sounds like this could be it. It does sound a little sluggish when I crank it over to be honest. I'll change the battery this weekend and see if that fixes the problem. Thanks again! I'll keep you posted! :)