Door locks do not lock when cold, will unlock fine
My door locks stick (at this time only front passenger & driver's rear) when below about 15 degrees. They do not lock with key or remote. However, they will unlock fine. When warmer, they work fine. Is there a lubricant I can use? If so, do I need to remove the door panels to lube?
TIA
Actuators seem to stick on two doors
I tried to spray silicon down the door lock buttons to see if it helps the sticky actuators. Not really. When it warms up they all work fine. Hate to tear the car apart. I just may deal with it until spring and then fogret abut it till next winter and start the cycle again. :)
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Originally Posted by lowell
I'm having to replace all of the actuators in my car because the PO was a clown and tried to jump start it while reversing the polarity.
I took apart a few of the old actuators themselves, just to see what actually happened and how they work: they're not really serviceable. I'm sure you could open them up, grease them, and glue it all back together, but I'd suspect that something about the actual lock mechanism needs lubing. Is it physically harder to manually lock the problematic doors when cold? You'll have to remove the doorpanel(s) to service any of this stuff (sorry to say).
Best, Whit
Just started to check today-thanks
The driver's side passenger door is my problem door. Intermtiiedly the locking works fine. Other times will not work at at all. Got the door panel off. Tomorrow I will take the lock and actuator out and check mechanical and electrical connections. I think the acuator is bad. However, I do hear a slight "clunking" noise in the offending door when I lock and unlock all doors. It is just not as loud as the other doors. We shall see.
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Originally Posted by lowell
Hey Russell -
If you still haven't figured out the problem....an important note (that I subsequently realized in the months since I originally posted those replies): the actuators in your car are different than the ones in mine, so they might be more serviceable (I don't know).
best, whit