Possessed powerlocks

[scottiac]

:headscratch:

Was up playing in the snow last weekend, and the inside of the cab on my 4runner was more than a little snowy. That night, I went to retrieve something from the beast around 11pm (sub-freezing) and my power locks just flat ignored me.

The next day I was driving home, and as the beast warmed up, the locks started having an epileptic fit. For about an hour, they'd randomly pop up, down, up, up, down, etc. They're behaving now, but I have to admit is pretty amusing having my 4runner trying to send morse code to me!
.. .-- .- -. - -.. .. .-. - -.-.--

Does any of the power lock wiring run under the door sills? That's the most likely place I can think of for a water-short.

[Seanz0rz]

yes your main harness runs down the driver side of the vehicle, under your sill plates. also could have reached the button on the driver's or passenger's door, or come down into the kickpanel.

[04 Rocko Taco]

I want dirt? really? :)

[paddlenbike]

My guess is water got into the main switch panel on the door. Blow it out with compressed air and see if it ever happens again.

[scottiac]

I want dirt? really? :)


Yep, that's what he was saying! :D
I was wondering whether anyone would catch that!
:clap:

[Seanz0rz]

damn chris beat me too it!

[YotaFun]

I remember having the same issue with my olds back in the day.
Due to water (and me puking for some ungodly reason) on the buttons.
Just driving then all of a sudden they were off.
I pulled the car over to the side, shut the engine and they were still at it, so I drove home, parked, pulled the battery cable and let the buttons dry.
Didn't have issue till the day I wrecked it so.

[surf4runner]

maybe it was just the cold???

when you reprogram the key fob, the locks do that little 'dirt' dance to signal the change.