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Old 02-27-2011, 08:18 PM
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just started doing this acouple of days ago....would drive down the road and locks would lock and unlock by themselves a couple of times or if i hit a bump, close the door, anything that would jolt it...kinda gets annoying after awhile...any ideas
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Master lock switch, drivers door may need cleaning.
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x2 short in drivers door control panel/ bad connectors
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ok...will take the door apart tomorrow...thanks
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not to much dirt in there,connectors are clean....are there any connecters inside the tape....have to go to jy tomorrow anyway for something else
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the wires are famous in our XJs for being brittle, did you inspect the wires? maybe there's a short in the door to body rubber boot.
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im gonna check that now....maybe thats why my front speakers dont work either
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so found a broken wire for my speaker....still nothing for the locks
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