Central locking not working at all.

[SvenIronhand]

Hi guys, the central locking on my 2010 Aveo does not work at all.

Whether it be by locking manually with a key or by pushing down the actuator pin thingy.

I bought the car without the remote key (I guess that the owner lost it). So I can't test I'd the remote key would lock. Surely locking it with the pin or with a key in the drivers door should lock it?

It is completely dead the pins don't even move at all. Any ideas?

[Deano]

To help better diagnose the problem, i suggest you remove the 2 fuses for the Power Door Locks and the Remote Keyless Entry. The fuse panel is on the side of the dashboard.

If after you remove the fuses, and you can move the door locking pin up-and-down, then the problem is electrical. The door lock actuator inside the door panel is keeping the solenoid from moving (releasing).

If after you remove the fuses, and you still cannot move the door locking pin up-and-down, then the problem is mechanical. The mechanical door lock assembly is seized.

That's my suggestion.

Deano

[SvenIronhand]

Hi Deano. It's definitely electrical. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar problem where the central locking won't work but the car locks manually.

[Deano]

I'm sure it's a pretty common repair problem for people with Remote Keyless Entry Aveos. And for me too. From experience, the problem originates because of wear that develops on the plastic rod that links the doorlock solenoid to the electric door switch. Instead of creating a combination doorlock solenoid and switch, they instead use 2 separate electrical devices tied together with a plastic rod. Works great, until the plastic rod starts to wear. When it starts wearing out, there is too much play, the switch tries to keep the door locked when you are trying to tell the solenoid to unlock. A royal pain to replace this combination switch and solenoid. I hope you have tiny hands. I gave up, and decided it would be easier just to disable the power dock locks, and just use a key to manually lock/unlock. Here is a link to the device pciture on Rockauto. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...wHvSQhFHHnW2t5

[SvenIronhand]

Unfortunately I have massive hands but they aren't too beefy so I can maybe squeeze them in there🤣 Thanks for your help!