[s-cars] Continued Electrical Problems - Door Locks/Alarm

[Mike at Home]

Hi Guys - I took the advice a few of you gave me a couple of weeks ago and
still have not been able to fix the door lock problem I'm having. The advice
given was the removal of the "A1" relay in the fuse box and optionally going
through the battery disconnect sequence. Neither one of those remedies
worked.
 
Here are the symptoms again:  When trying to unlock the door from the
outside manually with the key, the door lock knob comes up, but then
immediately goes back down and the alarm sets. The only way I can get in the
car is to hold the key in the unlock position for about 2-3 seconds, then
the knob stays up. Once in the car, intermittently the door lock with lock
and the alarm will set. This prevents me from starting the car. In that
case, I need to turn on the ignition, roll down the window and manually open
the door lock with the key. Also intermittently, the alarm will set as soon
as I put the key in the ignition. When that happens, the door locks lock and
the alarm sets, again preventing me from starting the car.
 
On a possibly related note, I can hear the door locks trying to open while
I'm driving. There is a sound from the back seat that whirs intermittently
for about a minute or so.
 
The battery is brand new and fully charged and I don't appear to be having
any other electrical issues at this time.
 
Your insight appreciated.
 
Mike Bishoff
Seattle, WA