Keyless Entry Intermittent Malfunction
1995 Crown Vic, 79418.3 Miles, 1 Owner, Pristine
There are external buttons on the drivers door, a lock/unlock button on the drivers arm rest and a remote control.
1. Ocasionally the drivers door lock doesn't respond to input from ANY of the above 3. It might; might not. All the other stuff does (trunk, other doors, autolock function).
2. Additionally on occasion I have messed up punching in the combination on the door external buttons but have kept randomly punching buttons and it unlocks. The following exact scenario has happened several times:
Assume a 5 digit combination within this 5 button array: 1/2--3/4--5/6--7/8--9/0
with the combo being 3-4-9-4-5.
Assume a screw up on the first try but within 1-2 seconds further hit 3-4-9. The driver door unlocks.
We are using the permanent code built into the system - not a personal code.
What is the problem and where is it? In the door or the computer?
Car goes for dealer service next month - if it happens to be functioning properly at the time - well there's not much hope they could find the problem is there?
john_g
mxyplxOriginal Author
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