August 18, 201510 yr Hi I have a uk 2000 classic shape Subaru Impreza Turbo Saloon on a V Reg I've have changed all the door panels on my Subaru, like for like off similar model age and spec. Before changing the panels the remote central locking worked absolutely fine. The car has the standard factory alarm/immobiliser remote central locking system (blue remote fob with one button for lock/unlock) Now the when using the remote the car will attempt to lock but then the locks bounce and the car remains unlocked. The alarm/immobiliser however will be set. However if the key is used in the door lock the car will fully lock and unlock as normal. Does anyone have ideas why the locks are bouncing on the fob but not on the key?? Any help much appreciated!
August 18, 201510 yr Have you tried locking each door individually? Sit inside the car and lock each one, if one door is not able to lock it may cause the others to stay unlocked.
August 18, 201510 yr Author Yes all doors lock individually. What is baffling me why it bounces on the remote but not when you use the key in the lock
August 18, 201510 yr Okay I get what you mean now, so all you have done is swap the cards? Nothing internal?
August 18, 201510 yr Author I have physically changed all the doors. Some were the wrong shade or had damage so used a donor vehicle to replace 4 panels
August 18, 201510 yr From what I remember from an older impreza I had, the central locking arm is seperate from the manual door lock arm. I had an issue where the drivers door wouldn't lock because the arm had come loose but the door lock would work fine. As said, something may be stuck or twisted inside preventing the arm from fully moving and rather than burning the motor out the module resets it Will it unlock with remote after being manually locked?
August 18, 201510 yr I thinks it going to be a case of strip the door cards off and make sure the doors lock before putting the cards back on again.
August 18, 201510 yr Author ok I think I will have to individually isolate each door to find the problem
August 18, 201510 yr Don't know if you've got the same issue but The wiring was different between my old 97 UK turbo to my 94 jdm sti so I had to switch over the bit of loom that goes from inside the "b" post too the door switch . I'm not sure if was the jdm to uk or year's that changed though but I was lucky enough to have both cars so mixed n matched them to work. Maybe try refit the old drivers door card to see if it works ?
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