motuman
06-22-2011, 01:13 PM
Here is my variation of the door lock problem on my '95 540 M-Sport:
* I can't lock or unlock the doors by turning the key in the drivers door.
* When I turn the key in the drivers door I can't feel any resistance, but the key will sometimes bind before it gets back to 90 degrees and I can't remove the key without "wiggling it out".
* I can lock and unlock all doors with from the passenger side door and by using the remote
* I can't lock or unlock the doors from the truck, but it will lock and unlock the trunk.
* Just starting to get the "bounce back" problem. I try to lock the doors with the remote and the doors will automatically unlock. I think the drivers door is failing to lock when this happens.
This sounds like a failing drivers door lock actuator to me, except for the key sticking in the drivers lock cylinder and the trunk being unable to lock/unlock all doors. (Or maybe the trunk doesn't lock/unlock all doors on the '95?).
Any thoughts on this problem?
PS - Isn't VDO the OEM manufacturer of the lock actuator? The stealer list for the actuator is $106, getbmwparts.com has it for $85, but there is a guy on e-bay selling VDO actuators for $50.
* I can't lock or unlock the doors by turning the key in the drivers door.
* When I turn the key in the drivers door I can't feel any resistance, but the key will sometimes bind before it gets back to 90 degrees and I can't remove the key without "wiggling it out".
* I can lock and unlock all doors with from the passenger side door and by using the remote
* I can't lock or unlock the doors from the truck, but it will lock and unlock the trunk.
* Just starting to get the "bounce back" problem. I try to lock the doors with the remote and the doors will automatically unlock. I think the drivers door is failing to lock when this happens.
This sounds like a failing drivers door lock actuator to me, except for the key sticking in the drivers lock cylinder and the trunk being unable to lock/unlock all doors. (Or maybe the trunk doesn't lock/unlock all doors on the '95?).
Any thoughts on this problem?
PS - Isn't VDO the OEM manufacturer of the lock actuator? The stealer list for the actuator is $106, getbmwparts.com has it for $85, but there is a guy on e-bay selling VDO actuators for $50.