Pt Cruiser Door Lock Noise

Miscellaneous pt cruiser repairs and issues.

Pt cruiser door lock noise.

Where exactly do you think the noise is coming from. Pt cruiser has a feature that locks the door when you go over 24k or 15 miles. On the back of the lock cylinders in the front doors and liftgate there are microswitches. Even when you are not in the car the locks open and shut open and shut over and over again then finally you will hear what sounds like a weird buzz and then it finally quits.

Cycle the ignition switch between lock and on and. Back to lock four times ending up in the lock. Those noises are normal. A single chime will indicate the completion of the.

If the electric motor or the mechanism inside the door lock actuator wears out the door lock may lock or unlock slowly or work sometimes but not all the time. Most power door locks operate using gears or motors that may quietly whir or make noise when they operate. It could be a failed rke module but this is more often caused by a bad disarm switch. While the last pt cruiser was produced in 2010 many of them are still on the road there is a lack of manufacturer support since the discontinuance of manufacturing.

And how long has this been going on. These switches send a signal to the rke module when you lock or unlock a door. Is it drives you crazy and you want to disable it this is a quick video how to. However if the noise suddenly becomes louder or more pronounced then this may be an indicator that the gears or motor are becoming worn out.

I finally fixed the problem. Close all doors and place the key in the ignition. Door locks are clicking up down that s the sound it makes when i open door horn alarm starts. I went to the local crafts store and bought 4 wooden 3 4 balls and drilled them out to fit the pins.

1 35 million pt cruisers were built during its nine year lifetime with that many vehicles produced there are bound to be some pt cruiser problems. Peta ptzpt wrote about snagging my sleeve on the door lock pins on my 2002. Depress the power door lock switch to lock the doors. It doesn t do it all the time just when everit feels like it.

My 2003 pt cruiser locks the doors by itself. It receives all door lock inputs and is what controls the locks.