Focus 1998 mk1 central locking issue

[MadManJaMeS]

The central locking on my 98 focus is playing up. Sometimes when i unlock the drivers door, it doesn't do the rest. I either have to slam the door a few times or just wait, 5 mins or so.

Any ideas ?

[isetta]

on my 2001 focus I had similar problems and problems with the locks clicking on and off when I drove down the road. some days it did it , somedays not. I reckon you need to get inside the door and get to the switch thing on the lock to clean up contacts etc.  I could never face doing it and just lived with the intermittent problem. probably easy to fix once you get in there.

[MadManJaMeS]

I've sprayed some WD40 inside the lock hopefully it sorts it.

 

If not i'll the door panel off over the weekend n take a look

[Rs2k]

On the early focus they have micro switches inside the lock and motor. 

These become brittle and break after time. I would strip it down and check their working correctly. On/off - make/break I think they do so simple to test. 

[MrRedman]

There's a control box in the side panel drivers footwell unplug it for an hour see if it resets 1st might save taking the panel of f? Worth a shot 

[isetta]

"There's a control box in the side panel drivers footwell unplug it for an hour see if it resets 1st might save taking the panel of f? Worth a shot  "   wish I knew that when I had my problems.

[MadManJaMeS]

Spraying WD40 into seems to have worked fine for now

 

Thanks