Fiend in trunk- 93 90csq

R&M Fischer rmfischer at sk.sympatico.ca
Tue Aug 22 21:23:17 EDT 2000


Been away for a few days or would have responded earlier to this..

I too have had the same (or close to) problem, except in my case I
couldn't lock the doors from the trunk last fall.  Turned out to be
broken wires in near the trunk hinge.

Early this spring my rear fog lights came on and I couldn't shut them
off (thankfully they were only on when the car was started).  Took it
into mechanic and they found that 'several' wires were broken in the
same area.

If you are looking, check them all.

Ryan
94 90Sq
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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 14:36:13 -0400
From: "Damien Gaboury" <damien_gaboury at uqac.uquebec.ca>
Subject: Re: Fiend in trunk- 93 90csq

I have experienced the same problem and discovered that it is simply
related
to a broken wire that passes along the hinge of the trunk. There is a
place
where the wire is more exposed to bending (at the middle of the hinge)
and
it is at that place that the wire broken (internally) and then make
erratic
electrical contact, leading to activation of the central locking. Try to

find the place where the wire is broken by probing it with your hand
(shakes
the wire).


Good lock

Damien Gaboury, PhD
Scientifique de recherche
Consortium de Recherche en Exploration Minérale (CONSOREM)
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
555 Boul. de l'Université, Chicoutimi, Qc, Canada, G7H 2B1
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- ----- Original Message -----
From: Craig K Yandow <Craig.K.Yandow at aero.org>
To: quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 1:30 PM
Subject: Fiend in trunk- 93 90csq


> Recently my 93-90csq began locking on it's own.    Have played with
> adjustment on both front doors autolock mechanism (pnumatic) and
believe
they
> are OK.    Problem can be reproduced without touching doors or moving
car
AT
> ALL.
> When the trunk has been opened all the way, and then is closed- even
very
> gently- all the doors lock.    Sometimes all doors lock on their own
while
> car is being driven,  more likely if car is backed up.
> Adjusting doors autolock mechanisms reduced frequency of occurrence,
but
it
> still happens.
>
> Took inner cover (carpet) off trunk lid and tried disconnecting the
connector
> to every electrical gadget I could find by following wires from where
they
> enter the lid.    None of them seems to be associated with the locking

> trigger.  i.e. even with each connector in lid disconnected, closing
trunk
> locks car.
>
> Played with how far lid has to be raised to enable locking event- Most
of
the
> way seems to be required.
> Played with closing lid VERY slowly.    Once it gets very close to the

> latched point, doors autolock. . .   Triggering lid latch mechanism
with
lid
> open does not cause car to lock
>
> I strongly suspect a mercury switch or crash sensor, but don't know
where
it
> might be.   it has to be in lid, or related since moving lid causes
> locking.
>
> Ideas?
> Thanks,
> Craig
>







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