Does anyone experience any problems with their central locking?

The problem with mine is that there is a delay between turning the key and the car locking all the doors. The same happens when i try to open the door. Anyone had a similar problem?

How long a delay?

My Wife's 1.5 had a slight delay, about 1-2 secs, but had installed an alarm with locking module. now dont notice it.

Might be a direction to go.

the delay is fairly long about 20 seconds when opening but slightly less when closing. The problem is intermittent though because sometimes the problems not there at all. Parkers mentions a central locking problem. Would it be similar to mine?

the wife's was not that bad.

Sorry but cannot think of an solution.

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mine is the exact same on V6 Zxi. Sometimes takes a hour....lol Sometimes straight away, sometimes never at all!

Best bet would be to speak to an autoelctric technician... cant see why it would take that long, but am sure they would have some idea without even looking at it ..

if its omly o/s door have trim off and check the small cap on back of key lock they are the bits that make it work may need replacing

Sure it's not the deadlocks clicking in after the doors have locked.

Mark

did not think they had deadlocks on ba

A random period after my doors have locked about 1 - 20secs), there's clunk on all doors - just assumed it was deadlocks.

Mark

Hi ya that happens on mine to and it really winds me up, i have the 1.5 and i'm not sure if its coz its been cold but when i go to unlock the car the drivers door opens but not the rest until i got in the car and close my door with some force which starts off the mechism to the other doors!! And if i want to central lock it when i drivin i have to keep pressing the button till all the other doors have locked!! Also when locking the car i have to keep turnin the key until i hear the other doors lock and when your in a rush u could do with out it!!

hey guys,
sorry to bring up an old topic.
haven`t these cars got some sort of timer switch in the central locking? like a relay type plug in box? maybe worth checking....