Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 1998 gti - sticky door lock

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Thu 22 Nov 2007 19:46
1998 gti - sticky door lock - escortgti
Hi All,

I would really appreciate your help i have a 1998 ford escort gti which has started to develop a problem with the drivers lock,
When you dead lock the car it seems to jam the drivers lock and wont open and if i try and open it from the passenger side the central locking goes crazy.
It seems to be fine if i just lock it without activating the dead locking system if that makes any sense. i would really appreciate any help before i strip the door down as don't really know what to look for.

Thanks in advance,

Maretz

Edited by Webmaster on 22/11/2007 at 21:06

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Fri 23 Nov 2007 11:13
1998 gti - sticky door lock - sierraman
Could be dodgy connections to one of the locks,probably drivers door,these tend to be the culprit as they get the most use.The car may be seeing a door as not shut properly even though it is.Look for corrosion or damp getting into the lock connection,try cleaning with contact cleaner,otherwise it may need a new lock motor.You will have to strip the door card off and cut the membrane,tape up after,unless someone's been in there before.
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Fri 23 Nov 2007 13:47
1998 gti - sticky door lock - L'escargot
It's worth trying a generous squirt of WD40 or similar into the keyholes. It's worked for me in the past.
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Fri 23 Nov 2007 19:20
1998 gti - sticky door lock - escortgti
Thanks for the replies the first thing i tried was the good old WD-40 but unfortunaley it hasn't worked.

But will try giving it all a good clean and a spray inside and see if that helps coz one day it will probably jam solid.

Maretz
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Thu 13 Dec 2007 19:36
1998 gti - sticky door lock - jgfitton
Me too, sort of...I've a '98 petrol LX and the central locking usually operates normally (driver side) but sometimes when the key turns you hear both front and rear locks turn over but no unlocking follows....
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Thu 13 Dec 2007 19:44
1998 gti - sticky door lock - jgfitton
(just seen the 'take the fuse out' idea in another post- worth a try...if I ever get back in again, that is)
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