help! my locks are freaking out!

[kerrin]

my 1998 ford taurus automatic locks keep locking. wont stop, and finally made the battery die. what should i do?

[LeSabre97mint]

Kerrin

Welcome to AFs!

First off I would pull the ground off of the battery and charge the battery. Next, I would pull the fuse for the power locks. You may loose other items because they may use the same fuse. But this will keep the locks from draining the battery.

This will/should get you running.

This isn't fixing your problem just a work around until you can get it fixed.

Regards

Dan

[riproaringca]

Hi, all.

I've had something similar happen with my locks on my 97 Sable GS Wagon. It doesn't happen often - maybe 3 times over the 9 years I've owned the car.

You may find that the locks start cycling between 'locked' and 'unlocked' by themselves after running the car through a vigorous car wash, or after using a pressure washer. This is when my started acting up, perhaps due to a short caused by water being forced into a circuit.

Anyway, disconnecting the battery for a few minutes solves this problem for me. Let the computer/relay memory reset itself by disconnecting, then reconnecting the battery. It also helps to spray a little WD40 in each lock cylinder and mechanism to help displace the water - especially in the winter when it can freeze before getting the chance to evaporate.