Door locks unlocking and locking themselves as I drive - 2003 Taurus

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Asked by russ133650 Mar 17, 2016 at 08:31 PM about the 2003 Ford Taurus SES

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Driving down the road the door-open light on my dash came on, bells started
dinging and all 4 door locks started locking and unlocking in rapid succession.  
I assume it is a relay.  Who can guide me?

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That's usually caused by the fuse acting up or the wiring. Try the fuse first, I linked a picture below(Number 2 near bottom left). If it's the wiring, just test the cables with a multimeter from both ends of the wire while playing(Moving, shaking, checking out the entire cable) it to see if the cable is fine.

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My bad, technically number 4, but the second fuse from the bottom left, hehe.

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Thank you for your input. I saw another post that suggested changing out the key fob battery. I opened it up and saw the tiniest amount of corrosion starting. I changed the battery and it cured everything. Who would have guessed.

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@Aries26, the fuse acting up?? How does a fuse "act up"? That is along the lines of turn signal fluid. Geez, if you dont know, dont answer.

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a fuse can get corroded, it doesn't happen often in the newer cars, but is still a common problem in the older VWs and probably other makes as well. When the corrosion sets in it creates a drop in voltage getting through.

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Thanks, my name is Jodi, and I have printed your helpful ideas. Unfortunately I will have to get help. I have a 2003 Taurus and have owned it 2 years. Am retired. About a 1 1/2 weeks ago the locks started playing the tricks mentioned on this site, door light came on, overhead light comes on, bells ring. If I take the seat belt off it get quiet. Do not want to leave seat belt off. Have to get this resolved. Doesn't do it always, driving me crazy

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GEM module on Fords get corroded causing these problems. It's located under the steering wheel under the dash in the 1998-2004 Taurus.

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