Hello,
I own a 1995 Villager minivan, and have suffered a mystery locking problem since I bought the vehicle over 3 year's ago. The driver's door locks on its own most of the time after you unlock it, and sometimes all three door locks' solenoids buss when you are in the van, and you can hear the locks lock. You have to make sure you take out the keys from the ignition 'cause if you step outside the van and close the door, the doors self lock most of the time .
In addition, the key pad has never worked. In fact, when I punch in the correct code, the driver's door doesn't unlock like it's apparently supposed to--or is this not the case?
Anyway, before the wife 'locks' me outa the house for having to ask her to use her set of keys to get into the 'LOCKED' van, one more time, does anyone have an inkling of an idea where this mystery is originating. I haven't as yet attempted to take off the driver's side interior panel 'til i get some advise as to where the problem might lie.
I can only suspect the solenoid inside the driver's door itself--but does this one control the other doors' solenoids?
Could there even be a magical control box hidden away somewhere which may be the culprit--one that controls the door solenoids as well as the door buzzers/ delayed interior lights?
Anyone have any ideas on this problem as well as outside key pad not working--or could this be all related.
Any help with this 'locking matter' would be much appreciated.
Thanks,, Bob. P