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E34 door locks

Occasionally, the door locks will get out of synch and will not lock...the
fix (with my '89 535i) was somewhat scary and entailed turning the key in
the drivers door cylinder to the far right and then some (it will feel like
you're about to bend the key...if the key actually starts to bend, stop
immediately). At an extreme point, the doors will suddenly lock and
everything will work as normal.  I don't know exactly how this happens but
my wife was able to induce the problem 3 times while we had the car.  If
you're a little dubious about the fix, take it to the dealer and try to
catch one of the meachanics on break in the parking lot and ask them to help
you  (it takes only a few seconds). SD
Steve D'Gerolamo c/o The Ultimate Garage,  Emerson, NJ  (201-262-0412)