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You are correct.....I bought the car used. Not sure what the previous owner was trying to do, but it's screwed up the locking mechanism. My assumption is that they were trying to install an alarm with an automatic starter.......obviously with no success. I've already had attempts to 'chase' the wires to find a solution, with no luck. Thanks for the help anyway SK.

It incapacitate's the locks immediately after I turn the key off. Basically, once the key is turned to the off position, all doorlocks are switched to their unlock position and the lock buttons are no longer functional.......which means I have to lock each door manually everytime I leave the car. When I turn the key ignition to the 'on' position, doorlocks automatically go to the lock position and the lock buttons are once again fully functional. Is this a bad switch or electrical (wiring)?

Those are the switches that I am referring to.....the ones located near the window buttons. Switch doesn't work when ignition is off. Works fine when ignition is in the on position. I think it may be electrical, rather than a dead switch. I'm to my wits end with this. Anyway....I appreciate you responding SKPerf.

Hello Fello GS'ers, Need help with my 1998 GS400. I did my due dilligence and searched around the forum for solutions to my specific issue and couldn't locate a thread. My Door Lock Switch does not work when my ignition is turned off. When the ignition is turned on, it works fine and even automatically locks when ignition is turned on (automatically unlocks as well when ignition is turned off). With the Switch not working when ignition is off, it does not allow me to use the auto lock/unlock in my key. Tried to upgrade to an aftermarket alarm but will not work until I have this issue resolved. I even put a new Driver's side acutator thinking this may solve the problem. Any help would be immensley appreciated as it is an absolute pain in the butt to constantly manually lock each door everytime I leave the car. Cheers, Ron

Happy New Years eve all, Need the forum's expertise assistance on recognizing the master key for a 1998 GS400. I have a key without the remote which opens the locks, trunk and ignition. It does not fit the glove box. Was wondering if this is still considered a master key and can interface with the transponder to program other keys.....or is this just the valet key. Unfortunately it's the only key that is available. I compared all the keys from my RX300 and the difference between the key with remote (which is used for everything) and the remote-less key is the 'cut' on the side, which makes it fit into the glove box keyhole. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance and everyone have a Happy, Safe and Sober New Years Eve. Ron