Door Lock Engaging while Driving

[johnnyapollo]

This is an odd one - and it just started happening a couple of weeks before Christmas. When I slow down for a stop sign, my door locks activate (it doesn't happen all the time, just some times when I come to a hard stop). It's really odd, at first I thought it was the side of my pant leg brushing the locking button. Think a bad relay?

-- John

[dkmiller68]

You could swap relays and see if the problem moves (or disappears). A good description of the VX I read a while ago was that they are "quirky". it seems we get some intermittant problems that just disappear on their own; e.g. rattles, check engine lights, etc.

Is it a good idea to disconnect your battery every once in a while (yearly maybe) to reset the computer and clear things?

[Joe_Black]

If the return spring in the relay is weak and the relay is oriented in such a way that the contact paddle is moving due to decelleration then it could be the case, especially if it only happens during hard stops. Don's suggestion of exhanging the relay would be a good test, and could be entertaining depending what function you exchange the suspect unit with. :bgwg:

[thedutchguy]

This is an aftermarket safety issue!!

[Cobrajet]

I wonder if this could be related to the auto-relock feature that relocks the doors after about 15-20 seconds if you don't open a door. I've unlocked my doors with the remote and then opened the rear door to put packages away, and then had the doors relock before I could open the driver's door. I don't know if this feature can be disabled, but there could be some sensor or program in the computer getting bad info and engaging the locks. I wouldn't know how to troubleshoot this problem either. Reboot?

[circmand]

Not to hi Jack but I have to say the way Isuzu programmed the door locks to work I would not be surprised if this is an allowable program that you accidently engaged. I often wonder what they were thinking when they made these decisions.