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REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING (2000) 1.9 TD VAUXHALL VECTRA?

i HAVE A REMOTE kEY FOB WHICH DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY DOORS BUT LED INDICATOR ILLUMINATES WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED. i HAVE REPLACED BATTERIES WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES AND CHECKED FUSES WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS

GRAHAM DUNBAR, November 2005

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thx Chris its works with my opel vectra b model 2000..thnx bro

uglyman, August 2014

as chris said in 2012, works a treat. just done it with my 2000 model, mine hasn't worked for 2 years, finally got sick of it and googled, thanks Chris.

Paul, July 2014

i have vauxhall 2.2.2002,and my key broren i bay one frome ebay but not working i do everthing open door , press swuitch the by door put key for light going one dashbord but not working please can some help?

JAIME CAETANO, September 2013

Had same problem with out 1997 Holden Vectra. We pressed the two buttons on fob, put key in car ignition & turn on to auxillary. It jumped into life then & works quite normally now, like it reset or re-programmed itself.

Amanda, April 2013

Any other ideas please!!!!! I have a 2000 vectra b petrol which the remote locking has stopped working, now i went camping and left the boot open for a few hrs like someone has said, since then it has not worked. I have changed the batteries in both remotes, tried to re-program with ignition on, taken the kick panel off and unplugged the reciever unit but still no joy, now totally out of options. Many thanks in advance for any help.

Justin, October 2012

This works for vectra 2002: put the key in the ignition and turn until the ignition light comes on without turning the engine on. leave the driver's door open. Keeping the key in the ignition, press the open and then lock pads on your key. If you hear the door locks moving, problem solved (it has reset to the specific frequency of your key).

Chris, July 2012

i could only unlock the drivers door and the boot with the key manually so i took off the panel cover on the drivers side by the feet and pulled the plug out of the only box in there just a little bit then pushed it back in,now all door locks are working perfectly and am able to use the key remote aswell

jonathan, March 2012

one of my doors does not work when central locking is engaged,,are they independent fuses for each door

keith moss, April 2011

Thank you thank you, worked a treat on my 2002 Vectra CD.

Jo, January 2011

worked on my vauxhall vectra....thank you so much....i was running out of options.!!!!!

dawn, January 2011

Thank you so much!
I thought it was to much of a coincidence for 2 batteries to die on two key fobs!
I put the key in the ignition, not fully, just until the dash lit up then pressed open and close a few times and it worked!

Donna J, November 2010

Refer to Neil's answer, which worked for my 2001 Vauxhall/Holden Astra. Thanks Neil!! They quoted me $400 for one new key!

Lach, September 2010

I had the same problem both my back doors refused to open Neils tip worked perfectly and took all of 10 mins to fix. thanx neil

karen, September 2010

My Holden Vectra 1998 2.0litre Pertol, has central locking but only some of the doors work. i have reset it but all the right side doors work then the second time. think i maight have to bring it to a electric doors n windows service garage to sort it out. so annoying!!! hopefully he'l fix it.....?
Anyone got ne further ideas on how to sovle this problem before i get it serviced electrically.
I was considering installing a central locking kit myself but it'll take alot of time n i'm afraid i'l break somethin.

Johno, August 2010

Hello, I cant open any doors on my vectra with the keyfob.. i have changed the battery and put the key in the ignition and done the pressing part,,, Its very odd even when i manually lift the locks from inside the car the doors still wont open,,,

micky, June 2010

remote central locking wont work 2008 vauxhall vectra 1.8 sri

gaz, May 2010

i thought here we go another problem to add to the list,had to leave the car unlocked at night,this is because my central locking stopped working,now i did do something i dont usually do i left my boot open for 5 to 6 hours while i was sorting my garage,so did i leave the boot open to long and it de-programed??i tried what u suggested,it worked im so happy BIG THANKYOU!!

STORM, May 2010

kev, February 2010

I have a 1996 vectra, no remote, but central locking via key in drivers door. Today the passenger and rear passenger side doors just suddenly stopped working, will not lock / unlock on entire passenger side both front and back. Anyoen any ideas on this issue? Opel wanted to charge me €90 ex VAT just to look at it. The keys I have are identical, there are NO buttons on the keys at all for remote locking / unlocking. Can anyone tell me how to RESET the central locking system?

Shane, November 2009

shauns tip didnt seem to work for me, any other ideas??

Craig4321, October 2009

thanks a lot shaun, it works for astra 2002

mas, August 2009

i had a problem today that all doors had dead locked only drivers door would open with the key,and all others would not open not even from inside,so i had to call out a mobile auto electrics,he had taken the drivers door panel off and also a panel down by the drivers feet on the right,this is the unit for the central locking he did try a few things but the one thing that worked was,pull out the plug in this unit and put back in.but you need todo this a few time and what it does is takes the power off then like jump starts it when power is put back on,so a recap down at drivers feet pull off door rim take off panel square unit with 2 plugs in and just pull out,put back in a few times and this released my doors

neil, August 2009

This 100% works on 1997 Vectra, turn key to pre-ignition (lights on dashboard) phase, open drivers door, press both lovkinh keys at once. The mechanism jumps into life at this point. Remove keys then try opening and closing a few times. Excellent.

G., July 2009

emil, July 2009

thankyou!!! worked perfectly

Richard Bloore, May 2009

Dear Friend,
Thanks to you I got my problem solved.
I appreciate for your suggestion,it works indeed.

Dejan, May 2009

My daughter sort of double locked my vectra and I had to pay a locksmith to get into it, all remote systems seem to work and fob lights up, have been driving car and never locking it, just read your messages AND hooray! This has worked!!! Thanks guys

Carol, January 2009

i have 52 plate vectra c,back passenger door central locking stopped working,is there a fuse on this or any ideas to solve thanks

lee, January 2009

I got a prob with my locking as well. think there is a prob with the ecu on mine as i took the side panel off where its behind. the doors where locked and i kicked it and they all unlocked on own. none of the fob tips work though. any suggestions?

James, January 2009

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rtyrty, December 2008

Thanks for that, just worked perfectly on my Vectra!

Wends, December 2008

Perfect, worked on my vectra to

gizmo, November 2008

Y Reg Corsa - Central locking will not work with key although when I press the open button on key fob the light flashes, but it will not open the door, so if i open manually the alarm comes on and when i get into the car and switch on engine and press the open on key fob it's fine and the alarm stops.

Rama, October 2008

Hey thanks this just worked for my vectra

john, October 2008

put the key in the ignition an turn till the ignition lights come on an then press the lock button on the key an that will solve your problem i garantee you

brian, September 2008

On my Vectra B the indicators only flash when the key fob is pressed when they feel like it, like theres a loose connection... is there a main relay or plug that would cause this it only works like 2 times out of 10.

Paul, June 2008

Shaun's tip worked for me as well - top man! - thanx

John, June 2008

Thanks Shaun your advice was spot on! Top man!!

Mike, April 2008

You are a star, thought my car had detected I had earnt a bonus at work today and played up. Quick google gave your solution which worked perfectly for my old 1998 2.5 V6.

Thanks a million mate.

Dave, March 2008

Shaun,ur a star,worked perfectly on a 2001 vectra v6 sri, nice one!!!

James, March 2008

I had same problem with 03 plate Astra - Tried the same procedure as Shaun - hey presto it worked ?!?!

Tony B, November 2007

i had same problem bought a new complete lock and motor from scrap yard for £5

jon, August 2007

put the key in the ignition and turn until the ignition light comes on without turning the engine on. leave the driver's door open. Keeping the key in the ignition, press the open and then lock pads on your key. If you hear the door locks moving, problem solved (it has reset to the specific frequency of your key) - if not, I haven't a clue.

Shaun, November 2005

I have the same problem on my 1997 Hyundai Accent Coupe. I installed the central locking kit myself so I know that the connections are all good and both the remotes work. It worked fine for the last six months but a couple of days ago it just stopped working. The funny thing is it will lock via remote if I manually unlock both doors, but it won't unlock again.

Anyway, back to answering your question. I think maybe the solenoid motors in the doors may be frozen/not functioning properly. The cold weather the only thing I can think of that has changed recently in my circumstances.

What I'm gonna do is pop both the door cards off and get to the motors and see if there is an obvious visible problem. If there isn't one (and I'm sure there won't be) I will spray some WD40 onto the motors which should keep the damp out. If that doesn't work I will be very p*****d off!!!!! And I'll have to back to the drawing board. Anyone else got any ideas?

Rob C, November 2005

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