[s-cars] Doors locking by themselves and Windows not working intermittently

[Bob Myers]

My money goes on a break in the insulation for the wires of the wiring
harness of the driver's door.  Open it up and inspect closely.  Repair as
needed.


On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 12:22 AM, tony curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> I have also had a self locking issue every winter for several years. Even
> blew a central locking pump when it continually activated even tho the car
> was locked. I suspected a faulty micro switch on the driver door lock but
> have never attempted to fault find. Blew some WD40 in from time to time.
> This summer i had reason to replace the driver door lock mech completely
> due to a different problem and so far this winter the self locking issue
> has not returned.
>
> So, I strongly suspect the driver door lock/latch mechanism is your
> culprit - a faulty micro switch which is built in to the latch mech.
>
> For other electrical issues, how long since you lance changed your
> ignition switch?
>
> Good luck,
>
> Tony
> 96 S6
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jan 6, 2015, at 10:00 PM, Jim Fleischer <jim at almgt.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Hope the Holidays were good to everyone!
> >
> > I've had a few instances over the last month or two where the doors
> would lock by themselves.  Usually it has happened when the car was parked
> and I was away from the car, but it did happen once when I was in the car,
> with the car running.  A little weird....
> >
> > Also, I have noticed that sometimes I am unable to operate the
> windows....any or all of them....and the lighted background on the
> drivers-side switches is unlit at the same time.  I have been able to shut
> the car off and restart to have full functionality restored and a lit
> panel, but it took a few times last night and I had an open window at the
> time I could not close....
> >
> > This is on a '95 S6 avant, and I have repaired the wiring loom at the
> hatch once already, probably 3-4 years ago.  I will say that I rarely use
> the hatch anymore, and there has been no perceived immediate relation to my
> locking/window difficulties and my hatch use.  I have not checked the
> wiring at the driver's door (just occurred to me!)
> >
> > The remote key fob has never worked for the 8 years I've owned the car,
> so I'm not mistakenly hitting the "lock" button....
> >
> > Any thoughts?  Believe it or not, this is one of the first electrical
> difficulties I've had in any of my Audis, and I've had at least 10 or 11 of
> them over the years!
> >
> > Thanks for the help.....this car has been rock-solid for me for 120K
> miles, with some of the usual stuff going wrong, of course....
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Jim Fleischer
> > '95 urS6 avant mit 175K
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