Power Lock Wont Work One Door

When the actuator gets the signal from the power door lock switch a small motor turns the gears.

Power lock wont work one door.

The drivers door switch controls all power door locks. Symptom summary the power door locks are all inoperative or a single door lock is inoperative. Power door locks can break down over time because of a worn out actuator. If the key works in it and the other front door a previous owner may have replaced the driver s door key cylinder but not have paid to have it keyed to the other locks.

Remove a door panel for a dodge ram fix a power door lock window or speaker this video explains it all in detail. The power windows switch also works on the driver side. The switch provides power to the door lock solenoids. Malfunctioning power door lock actuator.

In some cars a failed door lock actuator may lock but wonâ t unlock or the other way around. And although you expect things like your power door locks to work without fail that isn t always the case. Usual cause the power door locks utilize individual solenoids in each of the doors that activate the door lock mechanism. If the door lock doesn t seem to be getting power hold the door lock switch in the up or down in newer cars locked or unlocked position and slowly open and close the door a number times to see if the lock attempts to work.

The drivers door lock switch is the most used so it stands to reason that it would fail first. The actuator is a series of gears with a set of rack and pinion gears at the end. Inside each of your car s doors is a hard working motor that locks and unlocks them with each push of a button. The power lock works on the driver door it just doesn t trigger the lock on the driver door but it does lock unlock all the other doors.

Don t waste your time changing the power. I hear that the foil fix works very well or you could buy a new power actuator. The power door lock actuator is the part of the power door lock system that actually controls the locks. In most cases the problem with a door lock actuator is limited to only one door.

If it does there s probably a broken or partially broken wire in the hinge area.