VZ Central Locking

[Trevor 062]

I have a slight prob with my drivers door central locking. It seems the button isn't quite coming up higher enuf to unlock door, only a poofteenth in it.
I have to open the back door & lift up the button.
Normally it works OK & opens, but now it's playing up. Any Ideas?
Otherwise I will to get it back to Holden.
Cheers..
Knowing these VZ's it's probably another secret safety setting
in the programming.

[Archers]

I have a slight prob with my drivers door central locking. It seems the button isn't quite coming up higher enuf to unlock door, only a poofteenth in it.
I have to open the back door & lift up the button.
Normally it works OK & opens, but now it's playing up. Any Ideas?
Otherwise I will to get it back to Holden.
Cheers..
Knowing these VZ's it's probably another secret safety setting
in the programming.

there is a small orange clip that holds ur lock button in poistion get a small flat head and un clip the orange tap and move the button up and see if that helps m8, then push the orange tab back in to hold it in the new postion

[Trevor 062]

Cheers for your reply..still playing up back at Holden today

[VZMAX]

does that happen when it rains....my svz did that last yr...went to holden...advsd vz's have this problem...nd 2 leave the car for a day...they'll fix it....i just parked the car in sun for a day...no problems till date...

[jet-6]

Its the key lock playing up with the actuator(limiting travel), mine was doing it after rain, then came good a few days later, took it into holden when it was playing up and they swapped the key lock and actuator for new items

Works perfect now

[IPCOlsenVZ]

Yea happens to mine when it rains too. When it dries out it comes good.

[kicker12]

That happened to my right side passenger door the day i got my car, i was so annoyed and everything, but in the process of driving the car around to show all of my mates one of them (who is obsessed with commodores) and said "ah no worries", he just grabbed it and pushed it...dunno exactly what he did but it took him not even 5 seconds and it fixed it.

I know this doesn't help much, but as far it seems it should be fairly simple to fix

[Trevor 062]

Holden just rang me they have changed the actuator.

[PaulSV6]

Its the key lock playing up with the actuator(limiting travel), mine was doing it after rain, then came good a few days later, took it into holden when it was playing up and they swapped the key lock and actuator for new items
Works perfect now

Holden just rang me they have changed the actuator.

Thats the same prob im having.

Car was at Holden yesterday getting a software upgrade (different story), asked the guy about the issue & he said strait away key lock mechanism $290, i said dont worry bout then.

At least i know what the problem is.

[jet-6]

If you car is our of warranty dont worry, just take the door card off and put some graphite powder on the lock rods and also some in the barrel and give it a few good cycles, then get some dry-lube stick and put a very thin smear over the outer lock face to make it a little water proof, you wont need much, just a little on the end of your finger to add a thin water proofing layer


The problem is water gets inside the barrel and lock rod holders and the just get sticky, in time my new ones will play up again, but until my warranty runs out holden is paying

[Breno]

After reading this sounds like i just got the same problem!

Drivers side door lock just doesnt come up far enough and cant open the door... and having a ute means i have to walk all the way round to the other side of the car to open it!

So in most cases is it the actuator that needs replacing then??

Was going to attempt to take the door trim off today and see what its doing and attemp to fix it but might just take it to holden while its still under warrenty.

[mas996]

i've got the same prob, rear door drivers side. but with all these responses i dont need to ask questions lol just going to take it back to holden to fix any ways. under warranty still.

[jet-6]

Good idea, holdens issue then