Strange door locking situation?

[brc19761]

I have a 2008 Pathfinder SE. You can leave the door locks unlocked at night but by morning time all doors are locked. This just started a couple of weeks ago. It did not do this before. I don't like this b/c I don't want to end up getting locked out of my Pathfinder with the keys in the ignition.


Is there some setting I have accidently messed up. My Pathfinder has the little monitor above the radio and a/c controls. Is there something I need to reset? Is this normal for a 2008 to even do this?


Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[JPK Omaha]

I have not had a problem like this, but I heard someone talk about a sensor in the drivers door which detects if the door has been opened and closed, if it malfunctions or stops working it might re-lock the doors. Maybe there is a door lock fuse you could remove and then use the key to lock/unlock

[brc19761]

Thanks for the reply. I will look into that. Someone told me that there is a setting you can choose in the security features that appears on the in dash monitor. I haven't had time to check and see if that is it or not. I will update and let you know.

Thanks again for the response.

brc

[rgk]

I know that modern cars have a self-locking feature, so looking into the security settings would be a good use of time.

[brc19761]

Thanks for the response. That is what I was told to do was to go through my security settings. Strange thing is it hasn't been self locking it self for the last couple of days.

Thanks again for the response.

brc