Passenger door doesn't lock

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Chatham, Kent Posts: 248
    #1
    As title says, when locking the car with the fob, the passenger locking pin just bounces down, then back up.

    The only way I can look it, is locking with the fob, open the passenger door, then push the pin down (with some force, might I add).

    Any idea what could be causing it not to lock with central locking?

    Thanks, Kyle.
  2. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Saltash Cornwall Posts: 199 Saxo forte posi blue
    #2
    the mechanism might be gone m8 wich wouldnt be to hard to fit
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Chatham, Kent Posts: 248
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bunkerstevo View Post
    the mechanism might be gone m8 wich wouldnt be to hard to fit
    Thanks mate, I shall check it out.

    It pulls it down, but not enough to stay down, so it just pops up again.

    I'll do a search for a guide of how to fit a new one, hopefully I shall find one.
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Saltash Cornwall Posts: 199 Saxo forte posi blue
    #4
    It won't be to difficult it should just e a matter of personally I would tape window up so put some duck tape over the top of the door and sticking it to the otherside if the door if ya get me then take doorcard off on side of door remove locking mechanism and handle it would be sumert along that lines but don't quote me as never done a saxo locking mechanism
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Chatham, Kent Posts: 248
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bunkerstevo View Post
    It won't be to difficult it should just e a matter of personally I would tape window up so put some duck tape over the top of the door and sticking it to the otherside if the door if ya get me then take doorcard off on side of door remove locking mechanism and handle it would be sumert along that lines but don't quote me as never done a saxo locking mechanism
    Nice one, cheers fella
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bunkerstevo View Post
    It won't be to difficult it should just e a matter of personally I would tape window up so put some duck tape over the top of the door and sticking it to the otherside if the door
    whaa?

    just take the doorcard off and have a nosy. mine did this, kicked the s*it out of the doorcard and its been fine since
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6
    #7
    Its the door atcuator, it twist onto two little clips to hold in (have a look and you will gather what i mean). What normally happens is the actuator makes its way off these little clips so when you lock your car instead of the actuator being stuck solid to the door and pulling the button down and mechanism the actual actuator just move..... it basically jumps and do nothing, the odd time it might lock but not often. Mines llike it agin now but i had to bodge mine with a screw as my clips had bust.
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Chatham, Kent Posts: 248
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by chinkostu View Post
    whaa?

    just take the doorcard off and have a nosy. mine did this, kicked the s*it out of the doorcard and its been fine since
    I shall bear in mind the 'kick the shit out off it' method if nothing else works, lol.
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Chatham, Kent Posts: 248
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by citroen_saxo_vtr View Post
    Its the door atcuator, it twist onto two little clips to hold in (have a look and you will gather what i mean). What normally happens is the actuator makes its way off these little clips so when you lock your car instead of the actuator being stuck solid to the door and pulling the button down and mechanism the actual actuator just move..... it basically jumps and do nothing, the odd time it might lock but not often. Mines llike it agin now but i had to bodge mine with a screw as my clips had bust.
    Thanks mate. It all made sense to me, and a very good description! I shall check it out asap.