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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / September 2005Locks itself
My 1997 Nissan Quest has starting -- intermittently -- locking the doors on it's own. I'll walk away from the unlocked van and come back later and sometimes it will have locked itself up. Sometimes all doors, sometimes only a couple. I live in the remote woods, no one else around. I've never used the key fob remote that came with the vehicle. And the vehicle -- at least from what I can read in the owners manual -- does not seem to have an "auto lock" function that can be programmed into the factory installed alarm. Any thoughts? Silly question, but do you keep your keys (with the fob) in your pocket when you leave the car? I've had mine in my pocket a few times, and been leaning in the right direction or whatever to set off the alarm... once as I was crawling under the car! My forehead will forever have the imprint of my oil pan thanks to that one. > My 1997 Nissan Quest has starting -- intermittently -- locking the > doors on it's own. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any thoughts? lol, reminds me of being under the car and my daughter pushing the horn, whammo, sore head > Silly question, but do you keep your keys (with the fob) in your pocket > when [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> Any thoughts? could be that the battery needs replaced to your fob, its posible its low and could be sending out a signal on its own because of it. then again if you never use the fob, remove the battery all together. all of this is assuming that the keyfob is even close enough to the vehicle when it decides to go flakey. > My 1997 Nissan Quest has starting -- intermittently -- locking the > doors on it's own. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any thoughts? > My 1997 Nissan Quest has starting -- intermittently -- locking the > doors on it's own. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any thoughts? It could be that your master switch or the driver switch has an intermittent contact - mine did that after I left the window open while it rained (if you don't like the weather in CT, you wait a minute - weather changes quickly here). If it happens frequently, see if you can disconnect the switch panel's connector: first try the passenger door switch, see if it goes away. If not, try disconnecting the driver's side switch. (it often pops out easily if you put a flat screwdriver under the side towards the font of the car) Remco "(if you don't like the weather in CT, you wait a minute - weather changes quickly here)." lol we aleways say that here in Iowa. >> My 1997 Nissan Quest has starting -- intermittently -- locking the >> doors on it's own. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Remco I'm on my 2nd 96 Nissan (Quest, now Pathfinder). When the key fob with the remote is in my pocket, I am often locking my car when it's in the garage and I am headed for the house. Once or twice a week, I come back to the car to find it locked. The lock button on the fob is large and very easily depressed when just walking or reaching your pocket for your house key. Fortunately the unlock button is small and in my case does not get accidently pushed. Good luck JD As I mentioned, I've never used the "remote fob." It has never left the key hook in the house. And since this happens not only at home, but all over town.... I will look into some of the electrical issues mentioned here. Nissan does have TWO TSBs out on this, although my local dealer denies it....Maybe I'll break down and pay the $20 "access fee" to the TSBs that Nissan or Alldata demands and see what they have to say.... > As I mentioned, I've never used the "remote fob." It has never left the > key hook in the house. And since this happens not only at home, but all [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > it....Maybe I'll break down and pay the $20 "access fee" to the TSBs > that Nissan or Alldata demands and see what they have to say.... Before you do that... http://www.nissanhelp.com/Recalls/Quest/Year.htm "Service Bulletin Num : 00046 Date of Bulletin: MAY 15, 2000 View Document Component: STRUCTURE: BODY: DOOR Summary: SERVICE INFORMATION USED IF THE DOOR LOCK / UNLOCK OR THE ALARM SOUNDS BY THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY ON AN APPLIED VEHICLE" (wonderful thing Google) Andy Yeah, but that's all they tell at that site. I see that most of the TSBs there have a link to view the full bulletin, but the two locking TSBs have the "view document" function grayed-out. :>( > Yeah, but that's all they tell at that site. I see that most of the > TSBs there have a link to view the full bulletin, but the two locking > TSBs have the "view document" function grayed-out. :>( I noticed. I even tried "guess the URL" on it. However, the fact that there *is* such a bulletin is interesting in itself. Good luck! Andy just an update. my mechanic printed off the TSB and gave it to me. A very involved fix. He said around $350 if he did -- he recommended that i just live with it... |
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