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Driver lock won’t unlock NOT actuator

Discussion in 'Electrical' started by Cran4him, Jul 31, 2022.

  1. Jul 31, 2022 at 9:01 PM
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    Cran4him

    Cran4him [OP] New Member

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    Recently, my driver side door won’t unlock. I can only unlock it with the key. Fob and door button lock it along with all other doors, but won’t unlock the driver door. First thing I tried was resetting everything, then left the battery off all night. Looked online, and everything pointed to a bad actuator. Replaced the actuator, still same issue. Even plugged up the old actuator to the passenger side and it worked fine, so some how the actuator just isn’t getting the signal to unlock. Checked and cleaned all the connections inside the door panel, still nothing. Any other ideas?? Thanks!
     
  2. Jul 31, 2022 at 9:24 PM
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    ZappBrannigan

    ZappBrannigan The mind is willing but the flesh is weak

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    Check for signal at the drivers door actuator and follow it back to where the signal disappears. At least that’s what I would do.
     
  3. Aug 2, 2022 at 6:37 AM
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    RegulatorPuller

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    EXACT same issue. Just replaced the driver's door actuator this morning. It still will only unlock using the key.
     
  4. Oct 3, 2022 at 4:46 AM
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    hotrod3367

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    Did u change to led bulbs recently?
     
  5. Oct 3, 2022 at 5:17 AM
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    PermaFrostTRD

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    OP - when you say "actuator" do you mean the electrical motor? Those are known problem parts and are a pain to swap out. I had this issue on my 2014 and just never fooled with it due to the complexity (for me anyway) of replacing.

    Also - provide your vehicle year /trim etc. that could help those who are smarter than me with diagnosing your problem.
     
  6. Oct 23, 2022 at 10:59 PM
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    MAKTOWN808

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    @crane4him did you find an answer? i just ran into the same issue. cant seem to figure anything to fix this problem
     

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