Front Doors Power Locks Not Working

[Wolfman213]

My driver side door power lock hasn't worked for a while now. I just noticed the other day that the passenger side isn't working either. Both rear doors and the hatch are working fine though. Is there a relay for the front doors that I can check before finding out how much it's going to be to fix them?

[lovemyraffe]

I thought there was 1 relay for all the doors, but I could be wrong. The wiring could be bad going to the doors.

[cptnsolo77]

I had the same problem for a while myself. They would work intermittently then just stopped working. I have to lock both front doors manually. The actuators are shot. I opened up the door and pulled one out enough to spray electrical contact cleaner in one. After that I could hear that it wanted to unlock/lock....then it just stopped working again. I was on the right track, but brand new actuators run about 200 bucks a peice. Not cheap. This thread helped me:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=28836For me 400 bucks to replace both actuators is too much money. Its cheaper to just lock them by hand LOL.

[Wolfman213]

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »I thought there was 1 relay for all the doors, but I could be wrong. The wiring could be bad going to the doors. I have no clue. Hoping there wasn't so it'd be an easy fix haha. Possible that the wiring went bad, but the PW still work.Quote, originally posted by cptnsolo77 »I had the same problem for a while myself. They would work intermittently then just stopped working. I have to lock both front doors manually. The actuators are shot. I opened up the door and pulled one out enough to spray electrical contact cleaner in one. After that I could hear that it wanted to unlock/lock....then it just stopped working again. I was on the right track, but brand new actuators run about 200 bucks a peice. Not cheap. For me 400 bucks to replace both actuators is too much money. Its cheaper to just lock them by hand LOL.That is EXACTLY how it happened to me. Wow, yeah 400 bucks isn't worth it. I assume the accuators aren't servicable in normal circumstances, but I wonder if someone with greater electrical skill could possibly refurb it? I may have to catch my Dad on a free weekend and see if he can look into it.

[tribalman]

seems like the actuator. better that than what i have to do, rip the car apart to find a short.