# My car locks randomly

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-locks-randomly/40685>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [December 12, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-locks-randomly/40685 "2009-12-12T20:44:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yester64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/47e85d/32.png) [@yester64](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yester64)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-locks-randomly/40685/1 "2009-12-12T20:44:42Z")

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Hi, i have an Altima from 2001 GXE and sometimes if i drive the locks lock automatically.  
  
 I don’t think that this model has autolock really, so i wonder if this is a malfunction of some kind.  
  
 Did anyone had the same happen to his Altima?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-locks-randomly/40685/2 "2009-12-13T04:48:27Z")

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had that problem in a Honda, maybe they use the same controller in the drivers side door.

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**Author:** ![yester64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/47e85d/32.png) [@yester64](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yester64)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-car-locks-randomly/40685/3 "2009-12-13T04:56:58Z")

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so, i might have to replace it? Just so weird.