Proximity Locks Issue

[RubiHOG]

My jeep is about three months old and it seems to have developed a problem with the proximity locks. They work on the passenger side and the tailgate (2-door model), but when I put my hand in the drivers door handle nothing happens. If I pull the handle it then will recognize that my hand is in there and it will unlock the door. The problem is, it keeps trying to unlock the door over and over and over again. It clicks every second or so as it tries to re-unlock the door. Then, if I press the button to lock the doors it won’t work. If I go to the tailgate and press the button it works, but then as I walk by the drivers door with the key in range it will just unlock by itself again.

Anyone experience anything like this before? I have already made sure that all the fuses are seated properly.

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[phranque1673]

Did this happen to start after you had the doors off? The pins in the door connector are easy to bend when putting them back on.

 

[RubiHOG]

Did this happen to start after you had the doors off? The pins in the door connector are easy to bend when putting them back on.

I haven’t taken the doors off (yet).

 

[Dkretden]

Op: this has not happened to me, yet. My Jeep is 8 months old.

a quick trip to a good dealer might solve this quickly. I’m guessing that it’s the connector for the driver door.

 

[RubiHOG]

a good dealer might solve this quickly.

I think you hit the nail on the head here, lol. Those are sometimes hard to find.

 

[nerubi]

Could be a bad sensor in the handle or magnet in the cap. Or as mentioned door connector issue. There also isn't much room for the door handle wiring to go around the glass and maybe it is shorting out. Dealer should have a factory procedure to go through to try different possibilities.

 

[calvinf1]

no problems with mine. just push the button with your finger and keep your hands away from the handle to avoid the constant unlocking.

 

[aldo98229]

No problems with mine after 14 months.

Sounds like a warranty claim.

 

[RubiHOG]

Yep, it was a bad sensor in the handle. Dealer replaced it a few months back and all is good again. Thanks for all y’all’s input!

 

[JimmyZ]

My passenger side (2 door) isn't working... Same thing as others posted here... Put hand in and nothing... Troubleshot and nothing .... Assuming bad sensor. Off to the dealer again ...

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