[V8] Door locks

Coleman, David David.Coleman at blackrock.com
Fri Feb 6 14:45:01 EST 2004


now I'm curious how my VIN could be lower than yours but have a later pro.date.  Now I have to go outside...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf
> Of Ed Kellock
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 2:42 PM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] Door locks
> 
> 
> It appears to be moot at this point, but my build date is 
> 1/91 and my VIN ends in 2502.
> 
> ============================================================
> From: "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>
> Date: 2004/02/06 Fri AM 11:17:43 MST
> To: "V8 List (E-mail)" <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: [V8] Door locks
> 
> Ed and I have been discussing our V8's power unlock mechanism.
> 
> Specifically, my car unlocks only the driver's door with a 
> quick twist of the key, and will unlock all remaining locks 
> if I twist and hold for a moment or two.   But other '91s 
> don't have the driver's-only capability -- the only option is 
> to hold the key for all locks open.
> 
> Mine is a later model '91 (April '91?) and the VIN ends in 
> 2319.  There is a definite sense of cylinder action 
> happening, while on both Ed's and my friend's earlier (12/90) 
> '91 model that don't have the quick-twist function, the key 
> action is more vague.
> 
> Are these malfunctions, or is this a feature that found its 
> way into later models?
> 
> -DaveC.
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