Why does my Boxster not lock the door?
Best guess – the passenger door lock unit is broken. I’m guessing this for two reasons. One, the passenger door doesn’t lock remotely, with the key or the console button and the driver side door does lock with the key. Does the driver side door lock with the console button?
How does an alarm work on a Boxster?
If I use the key remote the alarm chirps once, the lights flash, and both doors plus the gas door lock, and the alarm indicator light on top of the dash flashes. Upon unlocking/disarming with the key remote, the alarm chirps twice and everything gets unlocked as it should.
Where is the lock cylinder on a Porsche Boxster?
The inner door handle housing, which contains the lock cylinder is shown in the lower left inset photo. Here’s the original door lock mechanism removed from the car. The yellow arrow shows the inside door handle cable attachment point. One plastic piece that may break is the connector for the outside door handle (green arrow).
What should I do about my Boxster door handle?
The Boxster door handles and door lock mechanism take a lot of use and abuse over the years and can experience many different failures. The first step in fixing any door lock or handle problems is to remove the door panel (see Pelican Technical Article: Door Panel Removal / Mirror Switch Replacement ).
How to remove the door handle on a Porsche Boxster?
The blue arrow points to the connection where the handle itself connects to the door lock mechanism. Disconnect this in order to remove the door lock mechanism (see also inset of Figure 5 ). The purple arrow points to the electrical switch which tells the car to lower the window in preparation for opening the car door.
What should I do if my Porsche door lock is not working?
Perhaps a dealer with a Porsche diagnistic computer could pin the problem down to the precise part by acutating the locking system components one component at a time and look for what piece triggers a fault. Otherwise, I would replace the door lock if I didn’t want to spend money paying someone to run further diagnostics.
Best guess – the passenger door lock unit is broken. I’m guessing this for two reasons. One, the passenger door doesn’t lock remotely, with the key or the console button and the driver side door does lock with the key. Does the driver side door lock with the console button?
If I use the key remote the alarm chirps once, the lights flash, and both doors plus the gas door lock, and the alarm indicator light on top of the dash flashes. Upon unlocking/disarming with the key remote, the alarm chirps twice and everything gets unlocked as it should.
Does the passenger side door lock with the key?
One, the passenger door doesn’t lock remotely, with the key or the console button and the driver side door does lock with the key. Does the driver side door lock with the console button?
Perhaps a dealer with a Porsche diagnistic computer could pin the problem down to the precise part by acutating the locking system components one component at a time and look for what piece triggers a fault. Otherwise, I would replace the door lock if I didn’t want to spend money paying someone to run further diagnostics.