My 17yo daughter has been driving my 85 380SE. She parked it in a mall and
called me to tell me she can not unlock it. She then told me that she has been locking it by the back door. I went with all of the keys and lock ease
and was unable to turn any of the locks. The Trunk would not let the key in until I forced it. It is still parked. Any help would be very very good. I guess I will have it opened by AAA if I can't find out otherwise. Thank you I tried a search and nothing was close to my problem. Thanks again

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Well AAA came today it took the guy 45 minutes to open the car. He had a
seat full of tools I think he tried most of them. So does anyone have any idea
about fixing my locks?

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92 E350 7.3 251K
88 F350 7.3 211K Farm Truck
84 300SD waiting for Engine

Did all your locks go bad at once, or have they been slowly going one by one?

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Current Vehicles:
'92 Mercedes 190E/2.3 (247K miles/my daily driver)
'93 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon (263K miles/a family truckster with spunk)
'99 Kawasaki Concours
Gravely 8120
Previous Vehicles:
'85 Jeep CJ-7 w/ Fisher plow (226K miles)'93 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon
'53 Willys-Overland Pickup
'85 Honda 750F Interceptor
'93 Nissan Quest
'89 Toyota Camry Wagon
'89 Dodge Raider
'81 Honda CB 750F Super Sport
'88 Toyota Celica
'95 Toyota Tacoma
'74 Honda CB 550F

I beleave all at once. They have been alittle hard for the key to go in. But now they act like I'm using the wrong key. Have not looked at it yet. Will let you know when I do.

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Sold 82 300TD 205K
Sold 85 300SD 310K
85 380 SE 160K Daughters
90 420SEL good Ebay Buy
92 E350 7.3 251K
88 F350 7.3 211K Farm Truck
84 300SD waiting for Engine

If the locks go out 'all at once' I'd put my money on the key. Order new ones from the local dealer, it's pretty fast and not too expensive. That will also help extend the life of the locks, if done regularly. We did it with ours at the first sign of trouble. I also installed keyless entry, further to reduce the lock/key wear and tear.

Steve

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