Saturn door lock solenoids chattering

Whipsnake · 06-19-2012, 06:08 PM

My 1998 Saturn SL2 has a door lock/unlock problem. Whenever a 'lock' or 'unlock' button is pressed, the solenoids start chattering. Sometimes they go on for some time, even starting up by themselves. Yesterday the battery went dead from this. Help!

47_47 · 06-20-2012, 01:26 PM

You may have a bad or corroded lock relay. It should be in the underhood fuse block. Swap it with another.

D-rock · 06-20-2012, 04:28 PM

like 47 47 said, or I've have also seen faulty lock/unlock switches where the contacts will continue to touch after pressing them, or even just from a bump

Whipsnake · 06-25-2012, 08:23 PM

Turned out to be the lock/unlock button assembly. $25 & 1/2 hour later I was back in business. Thanks for your replies & advice

BTW, this Saturn has been one of the worst POS cars I've ever had. One thing after another. Its sole duty nowdays is my tow car behind my motorhome. Glad Saturn is out of the gene pool.

06-19-2012, 06:08 PM	#1
Whipsnake Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2	Saturn door lock solenoids chattering My 1998 Saturn SL2 has a door lock/unlock problem. Whenever a 'lock' or 'unlock' button is pressed, the solenoids start chattering. Sometimes they go on for some time, even starting up by themselves. Yesterday the battery went dead from this. Help!

06-20-2012, 01:26 PM	#2
47_47 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Springville, NY Posts: 1,238	Saturn door lock solenoids chattering You may have a bad or corroded lock relay. It should be in the underhood fuse block. Swap it with another. __________________ What we've got here is... failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it... well, he gets it.

06-20-2012, 04:28 PM	#3
D-rock Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 96	Saturn door lock solenoids chattering like 47 47 said, or I've have also seen faulty lock/unlock switches where the contacts will continue to touch after pressing them, or even just from a bump

06-25-2012, 08:23 PM	#4
Whipsnake Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2	Saturn door lock solenoids chattering Turned out to be the lock/unlock button assembly. $25 & 1/2 hour later I was back in business. Thanks for your replies & advice BTW, this Saturn has been one of the worst POS cars I've ever had. One thing after another. Its sole duty nowdays is my tow car behind my motorhome. Glad Saturn is out of the gene pool.

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