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3.5L_V6_TL_ES
09-11-2010, 06:11 PM
Hi guys,
Well as you kno my poor maggie was totaled by my idiotic mate (he's paying for it thank god). However, ever since the accident, the back right door lock didnt work but the rest worked, the security light on the dash lit up and the indicators flashed. Although now none of the door locks work but the indicators flash and the security light lights up on the instrament cluster. Does anyone kno whats wrong, thanks in advance.
Where was the damage on the car? All the doors function via the electronics from the drivers mechanism, so if there's damage around there its possible some wiring has been damaged causing the locking issues you're having.
Madmagna
09-11-2010, 06:33 PM
Agreed, If was RHS damage, the rear door lock may be the issue or wiring and since then may have then blown the door lock fuse, I would disconnect the rear door insude the B pillar and then if the fuse is blown you can replace it, then check for shorts on the rear door loom
If has been repaired, there should be a warranty on the repair as well?
3.5L_V6_TL_ES
09-11-2010, 06:43 PM
We're repairing it ourselves. The damage was on the passenger's side front. We have it at the stage where we can use the electronics in the car but can't start it due to the steering rack being disconnected. I have checked the door fuse under the steering column but it's fine.
Madmagna
09-11-2010, 07:19 PM
Why will it not start because the rack is disconnected, is it because you have the airbags off and dont want to use the ignition I assume
Best bet is get it all back together then test for power at the main drivers door actuator and go from there, remember that there is also a fuseable link in the engine bay as well as a relay
3.5L_V6_TL_ES
09-11-2010, 09:10 PM
Ok thanks man. We are not starting it cause we don't wanna ruin the p/s pump and hav oil all over the car and the concrete. The ignition works fine. And no the airbags didn't deploy either. However now the power windows aren't working either. i don't kno if this information is relevant but because the top of my fuse box in the engine bay was broken in the accident, I have used the top (and only the top) of the fusebox off the other magna we have. I also noticed that the power windows didnt work on the other car either. But I realised this was because the main power windows fuse was removed in the engine bay fusebox. The previous owners mustt have taken it out because one p/w switch was broken in that car. My p/w switches are fine however they still don't work.
3.5L_V6_TL_ES
10-11-2010, 03:44 PM
My electric seat isn't working either now or my airconditioner fan. Does anyone kno the key to the fuse symbols? Because they do confuse me a bit and if anyone has a TL or TW can they take a picture of their fuse box opened in the engine bay and post it? Because I had to reconstruct my fusebox and am unsure whether or not I did it properly. I am pretty sure I did but I just want to be 100%. Thanks in advance :)
3.5L_V6_TL_ES
10-11-2010, 04:11 PM
It must be a main fuse that powers a number of components as I realised also that my electric antenna isn't working either. Does anyone have any ideas?
[TUFFTR]
10-11-2010, 04:12 PM
It must be a main fuse that powers a number of components as I realised also that my electric antenna isn't working either. Does anyone have any ideas?
Without wanting to sound like a smartass, why not check your fuses then?
3.5L_V6_TL_ES
10-11-2010, 04:17 PM
I have and they all seem to be fine. Is there any rely or fuse that controls all of these components?? Maybe I should take the car to an auto electrician? I don't know yet but I have been looking and it possibly may be one of my main earth connections (the one underneath the air filter) as it was covered in corrosion due to battery acid being spilled in the accident as the battery was torn. All I did was brush it with a wire brush. Maybe this wasn't enough? Does anyone kno what the earth connection under the air filter does? And do all the fuses in the engine bay area need power to them at all times? Because I tested the power windows fuse with a test light and it didn't light up, so am guessing that it is possibly an earth connection. However, I now kno that the engine will start because it cranks (but we havn't started it cause we still dont have the rack on yet).
3.5L_V6_TL_ES
11-11-2010, 01:59 PM
Does the computer have anything to do with any of these electronics?
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