Central Locking Problem

Jul 20, 2003 4 Replies

I have a strange problem with the central locking on my Galant V6 2.5



24v Auto. When I leave the car locked I regularly return to find it unlocked. I know I am locking it because this has happened so often I now check all the doors are locked before I leave the vehicle. The problem is happening regularly and is a real pain if I leave the car at an airport for several days because inevitable on my return its unlocked.

Has anyone else experienced anything similar or able to give me a pointer what might be causing the problem?



Cheers J


I used to have a Galant GLS 2.0 and experienced the same problem. I came to the conclusion that the remote was too sensitive and sometimes when I put the keys in my pocket the remote was set off and unlocked the car. Previous to the Galant I had a Toyota and my wife currently has a Honda, both of these solve this problem by relocking if the doors are not opened within 30 seconds of being unlocked it is a pity Mitsubishi doesn't adopt a similar system

Tony Falla

The Jap imports do, I have a Sports GT Galant, it will lock after 30secs

Replace the factory central locking motors with aftermarket ones that arent so touchy

We had a massive issue with these in the UK , generally it was the drivers side that caused the problems , but with the odd passenger one playing up too ( NB , we have right hand drive cars ) Never could get aftermarket ones over here , but Peter is obviously more experienced in sourcing them !

Regards,

Jeff

Replace the factory central locking motors with aftermarket ones that arent so touchy

The Jap imports do, I have a Sports GT Galant, it will lock after 30secs> > I used to have a Galant GLS 2.0 and experienced the same problem. I

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