My drivers’ door lock wouldn’t work this morning. I hit my key fob and the little **** that sticks thru the door panel didn’t move (it looked stuck halfway between locked and unlocked.) All the other doors unlocked normally. I had to get in the passenger side and pull the drivers door handle from the inside, and the **** still didn’t move that much, but the door opened. I tried pulling and pushing the **** and using the lock button on the door and it wouldn’t budge. When I got to work I tried to lock the car and the **** still didn’t move. I pulled on the outside door handle and there was a little resistance but i could open the door (when it should have been locked), almost as if the latch was half catching. It was cold this morning and I’m sure that had something to do with it, but I don’t want to risk my door not locking fully. Any ideas on what I can do to prevent this? I was going to take the door panel off and see what’s going on behind it but I’m not sure if the problem is there or by the latch. I’m thinking I need to silicone **** some stuff.
Sticking Door Lock
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NiNeTy Fo SHO
No-mo-SHO Man
I was going to say **** stuff up..or maybe your drivers door lock actuator is starting to go. If its moving, you know the actuator is getting the signal to go, but maybe since its cold, worn out, etc., it doesnt have enough to do it.
dstig1
New Member
The lock button and power lock solenoid attach to the latch via a plastic clip. After a shop repaired the door from an accident, my door stopped working - the clip was not clipped shut. Either they forgot to do it or it was partly clipped and came loose. Access was through the door inner by taking off the inner panel. One screw in right behind the outside mirror, and 1 screw in the map pocket, IIRC, and then just pop off the Xmas tree fasteners - easier siad than done. The screw on the door handle does not need to come off. There was a small yellow plastic clip way doen in the back bottom corner of the door that was almost impossible to get to . I clipped it onto the lock rod that it was partly around and it was working again. May be your porblem, but even if it isn't exactly, you need to get in there by taking off the door inner. See what doesn't look right, and if you aren't sure, take off the pass front door to compare with a good one.
Good luck.
Good luck.
ohfosho
ontario SHOwner
first make sure that the actuator is indeed trying to unlock/lock the door...if not then look into the wiring...apperently famous on some cars to bend the wire too much in the door opening motion.
i had this problem back at the end of summer ( a much better time to have a problem with door not locking/unlooking!), on my passenger door. it occoured after me and my g/f played pull the outside handle and lock the doors game... really funny, but not worth all the agrevation it causes! i had to get a new (well, used)latch and lock actuator from the wreckers (from any taurus with power locks).
now pull your door panel (watch out for one attached light bulb assembly...the wire going into the door), with the window all the way up, take the nuts off of the regulator slide track right in front of where you need to go...2 nuts, and then weasle and swing that slide track off of the one end, it pops off without much of a fight, and goes back on easy. then you see what you have to do, 3 screws tightly (make sure you have the perfect fit screwdriver, or socket end i found easy onto my ratchet...also get spares from your junkyard when you pull the other)...just becarefull with the actautor rods that go to the inside of the outer door handle and lock(dont bend them too much/out of shape or you will have troubles with your locks/door handles later)...you can see which end of the rod is easier to pull out of its counterpart (i cant remember)...if you get really confused, pull your passenger door panel to copy that side. and get new 'trees' to put your door panel back on, or it will be falling off later. they are like $2 for a pack of 3-5. it took me about 2 hours say to do this when i had to get it done...i did try and clean and **** everything before that, but it did not work. i was tired of not having access to the passenger door all the time.
oh and the pwoer lock actuator is really going to piiss you off, so be prepared! it is easiest to 'bend' the actuator outof the bracket...it will pop out...a plastic ring on either side. then unbolt the bracket, and put the new actuator on it...with the bolt in the hole first, and then you should be able to get your finger on that bolt while tightening the nut on the outside of the door. OR you can leave the bracket on and play with having those plastic rings falling all the time...either way its a pain...but you feel better when it works again!!!
i had this problem back at the end of summer ( a much better time to have a problem with door not locking/unlooking!), on my passenger door. it occoured after me and my g/f played pull the outside handle and lock the doors game... really funny, but not worth all the agrevation it causes! i had to get a new (well, used)latch and lock actuator from the wreckers (from any taurus with power locks).
now pull your door panel (watch out for one attached light bulb assembly...the wire going into the door), with the window all the way up, take the nuts off of the regulator slide track right in front of where you need to go...2 nuts, and then weasle and swing that slide track off of the one end, it pops off without much of a fight, and goes back on easy. then you see what you have to do, 3 screws tightly (make sure you have the perfect fit screwdriver, or socket end i found easy onto my ratchet...also get spares from your junkyard when you pull the other)...just becarefull with the actautor rods that go to the inside of the outer door handle and lock(dont bend them too much/out of shape or you will have troubles with your locks/door handles later)...you can see which end of the rod is easier to pull out of its counterpart (i cant remember)...if you get really confused, pull your passenger door panel to copy that side. and get new 'trees' to put your door panel back on, or it will be falling off later. they are like $2 for a pack of 3-5. it took me about 2 hours say to do this when i had to get it done...i did try and clean and **** everything before that, but it did not work. i was tired of not having access to the passenger door all the time.
oh and the pwoer lock actuator is really going to piiss you off, so be prepared! it is easiest to 'bend' the actuator outof the bracket...it will pop out...a plastic ring on either side. then unbolt the bracket, and put the new actuator on it...with the bolt in the hole first, and then you should be able to get your finger on that bolt while tightening the nut on the outside of the door. OR you can leave the bracket on and play with having those plastic rings falling all the time...either way its a pain...but you feel better when it works again!!!
LeddZepp8687
The Keg Rider
I feel ya on this one, as soon as it gets cold out mine sticks up 60% of the time, I have to climb in through the pass. door, once the heat has been on a while I can rapidly press lock, unlock and after about 10 times it finally goes all the way up.
ohfosho
ontario SHOwner
you can try putting the rear door lock pull knobs on the front, and see if it fights you to unlock still...mine was really fighting...the latch mechanizm was just sticking...
When it warms up outside it works fine. Yesterday in the morning I had the same problem, so I tried the door key and it took some turning effort to get the lock to move, but since then its worked ok. Just have to keep an eye on it I guess.
ohfosho
ontario SHOwner
well in that case, squirt in the whole bottle of lock de-icer!
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