2000 Jaguar XJ8 security system defect

2000 JAGUAR XJ8
70,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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FUNCOURT
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The vehicle has automatic door locking when the gear selector is moved out of park position. All doors lock. After about 15 minutes of driving, the doors start to unlock and then lock again and continue to do so at irregular intervals. My assessment is that something warms up and then fails. - but what? There is no pattern to the fault. Everything else is normal and no fsilure indicators shwn. Owners manual refers to an 'inertia switch' in the section on keys and security system. Could this be the problem, and if so where is it located on the vehicle.
Jul 25, 2008 at 10:43 PM
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DAVE H
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check for faults an the wiring system to the door locks
Dec 31, 2009 at 6:48 AM
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