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Hello,
I've been reading the various threads on locking system problems, but I wonder if you who have more expertise might offer an opinion. I have a '97 9000CSE with about 189,500 miles. I'm the original owner and I really love this car -- they just don't make them like this any more!
I've been suffering with lock system problems for about six months now: first one door wouldn't lock/unlock, then I had problems with intermittent operation -- sometimes the remaining three doors would lock, sometimes not -- it seemed to me that if I went over some unusually rough roads the state of the lock system would flip between working to not working.
I just returned from a weeklong trip by airplane during which time my car was parked at the airport. When I operated the driver's side door lock -- voila! they all worked, including the one that had failed long ago. My delight lasted about two days, when nothing worked again. I did my obligatory check of the 15A fuse and found it blown. Since then I have replaced the fuse several times with this result: the locking system works once and then blows the fuse.
Any suggestions or opinions? If I can avoid an expensive trip to the car doctor that would be great.
Jeff
I've been reading the various threads on locking system problems, but I wonder if you who have more expertise might offer an opinion. I have a '97 9000CSE with about 189,500 miles. I'm the original owner and I really love this car -- they just don't make them like this any more!
I've been suffering with lock system problems for about six months now: first one door wouldn't lock/unlock, then I had problems with intermittent operation -- sometimes the remaining three doors would lock, sometimes not -- it seemed to me that if I went over some unusually rough roads the state of the lock system would flip between working to not working.
I just returned from a weeklong trip by airplane during which time my car was parked at the airport. When I operated the driver's side door lock -- voila! they all worked, including the one that had failed long ago. My delight lasted about two days, when nothing worked again. I did my obligatory check of the 15A fuse and found it blown. Since then I have replaced the fuse several times with this result: the locking system works once and then blows the fuse.
Any suggestions or opinions? If I can avoid an expensive trip to the car doctor that would be great.
Jeff
