I recently bought a 2009 Pontiac Vibe and it turns out that the front passenger and rear driver power door locks do not work. This is what happens:
- All doors locked. Press unlock button on key once. Driver door unlocks.
- Press unlock button again, rear passenger door and trunk both unlock.
- Press lock button. Driver door, rear passenger and trunk all lock.
The lock/unlock switch on the passenger door locks and unlocks the other door locks, but not its own lock. I have taken the door panel off and put a multi meter across the green and tan wires (to ground) and I can see a voltage pulse on both wires when locking/unlocking (I forget which wire is for lock and which is for unlock). This leads me to believe that the actuator mechanism is faulty. I have looked around and I cannot find a replacement anywhere.
So my questions are:
1. Can this be repaired? I tried to take the whole thing out but I couldn't get the bar from the external handle off.
2. Is it possible to find a replacement part anywhere?
Here is the plug I took off the actuator:
I tested across the green and tan wires shown here (to a bolt on the door):
This is what the rod looks like that attached to the top and prevents me from taking it out:
Here is what it looks like with the panel off:
The car is the FWD with standard trim, 2.4L I think.
I would really appreciate any advice!
Thanks.