1992 Honda Accord Doors Won't Auto-Lock

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SUSHAMA
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We have a Honda Accord EX 1992 , It was bought new in 1992. The milage is 42,000.We do not drive much.

After we shut the engine off the doors do not lock automatically anymore. Till last week they used to lock after 30 seconds of shutting off the engine.

Last week we went to Autozone the man there pulled on red wire which is near the knee of a driver , he put it back, the doors started locking after that, well actually it worked for five minutes after that it was back to square one.
Please let me know what is wrong.
Thanks
Sushama
Mar 26, 2006 at 7:14 AM
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BRUCE HUNT
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Anytime that something works and doesn't work, you have a short. I would seriously check in to the red wire and see what it is being shorted out on.
Mar 26, 2006 at 1:41 PM
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The statement that "anytime something doesn't work it is a short" is totally wrong. It could be a broken wire causing an open circuit or a loose ground to the door lock module. Have a qualified electrical person look under the dash (not auto zone) and see if they can find the source of the red wire.

Shorts usually blow fuses!

Good luck
Mar 30, 2006 at 12:36 AM
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Have a qualified electrical technician inspect the red wire under the dash near the driver's knee. Check for a short, a broken wire causing an open circuit, or a loose ground to the door lock module rather than relying on a parts-store tug test.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1992 Honda Accord EX says the doors no longer lock automatically about 30 seconds after shutdown. A parts-store employee pulled a red wire near the driver's knee and the locks worked briefly, then failed again. One reply blamed a short on that wire; another said an intermittent fault can also be an open circuit or loose door-lock module ground and recommended a qualified under-dash electrical inspection.

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