In a message dated 8/10/07 10:30:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
pbrattan@GMAIL.COM writes:

> About 4 days ago my power mirrors stopped working.  (They were completely
> immobile and silent.)  Last night my sliding door wouldn't lock
> automatically when I locked the driver's or passenger's side door.   (When I
> locked the front doors, there was no sound or activity at all in the sliding
> door lock, but I could lock and unlock it with a key.)  About 3 hours later,
> I went out to check the sliding door again, and it worked perfectly.  Today
> I checked the mirrors, and they also worked, but it seems like the
> passenger's side mirror was stuck, and if I forced it, I was afraid the
> glass would break.  Do I need to perform some sort of maintenance or
> oiling?  I know nothing about the mechanics of either item, but I do have a
> Bentley, and would gladly perform any maintenance I'm capable of.
>
> Another question - my rear door won't unlock with a key once I've
> power-locked the doors.  If I want to open the back door, I have to go to
> one of the front doors and unlock it.  Is that normal, or is there some sort
> of a trick to this?
>
>

patti, you dont know that you have to use rattlesnake oil on your mirrors?
just kidding.

its most likely a break in the wires in your drivers door jamb harness. the
wires flex every time you open the door, and after 17 years they can break from
the repeated flexing/stress..

chris

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