doors randomly lock and unlock
02-21-2021, 05:00 PM
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doors randomly lock and unlock
our 2011 doing same thing but door locks will randomly lock and unlock while car is running and has locked us out of it several times, but if you set the cruise it shifts fine like there is no issues. any ideas what i should do
02-21-2021, 05:50 PM
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How do you figure "same thing"? Please start a new thread stating your specifics and question in the appropriate forum section.
02-21-2021, 05:51 PM
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Maybe add a few better details and include the model (LS, LT, SS ) and engine size and we'll try and help you.
02-22-2021, 12:31 PM
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Sorry, Wife posted original post while i was chasing our dog that my 2 year old let out the front door. I read in another forum about transmission not shifting properly,and if you set the cruise at 25mph then you can push the gas and it will shift through the gears properly then reset cruise at desired speed. crazy if ya ask me, but it works. Since this transmission thing has started the doors will also randomly lock and unlock while car is running. The doors usually lock when you put it in drive and unlock when you put it in park. The doors are now doing this at random, and some times 10 times in a row while driving. multiple times it has locked me out of car while warming it up in a.m. because ive been going out to warm it up because the weather has been single digits here for 3 weeks. twice this has happened while running into a station for smokes. now it has become habit to automatically roll the driver window partially down every time i get out of it so i at least dont get locked out. 2011 HHR LT 2.2 140,459miles
02-22-2021, 01:42 PM
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Sounds like the shift lever is faulty to me. Probably the park neutral switch on the transmission out of adjustment maybe just loose.
One member narrowed his problem down to his kids playing with the fob. Another carried his fob separately in his pocket.
The cruise control will not lock in under 25 MPH, I got no idea what B.S. you have been reading. Since we don't know what "this transmission thing" is it is hard to tell.
Maybe it is just trying to tell you to quit smoking.
One member narrowed his problem down to his kids playing with the fob. Another carried his fob separately in his pocket.
The cruise control will not lock in under 25 MPH, I got no idea what B.S. you have been reading. Since we don't know what "this transmission thing" is it is hard to tell.
Maybe it is just trying to tell you to quit smoking.
02-23-2021, 01:03 AM
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never said it locked under 25mph ^^^^^^..... if you lock it at 25 mph then just give it gas itll shift the gears properly, but if you dont do this it will not shift out of second gear and the rpms will run at 4000. .....if you dont set the cruise itll run in second gear no matter how fast you go 30mph,40mph,50mph,60mph.,etc..... till you set the cruise., then when you do set it, then it will shift and drop the rpms and run exacly as it should be