Help... Problem with automatic lock
#1
Help... Problem with automatic lock
I just noticed that I have problem with automatic lock. It used to unlock/lock the passenger door's lock when I unlock/lock driver side's lock. Now it doesn't... could it be problem with wires... or perhaps fuse?
What should I check to fix the problem? (I really don't want to go to dealer cuz they are too far away from here ~_~)
What should I check to fix the problem? (I really don't want to go to dealer cuz they are too far away from here ~_~)
#4
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From: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Vehicle: 2008 Toyota Prius 2006 Suzuki SV650S
Could be the servo motor on the passenger side died. Try unlocking the passenger door only via the key? Does the motor kick in a and move the lock? If not, that motor died/wireing to it died.
#5
Yeah dealer can fix it, but they are too far away ~_~ (4 hours from here... 8 hours of total driving).
I can open passenger side door with the key... I think I'm going to unscrew those handles and check inside... this doesn't void warranty, right?
I can open passenger side door with the key... I think I'm going to unscrew those handles and check inside... this doesn't void warranty, right?
#6
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From: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Vehicle: 2008 Toyota Prius 2006 Suzuki SV650S
Naw, you should be able to scope out what is going on by removing the door and testing if voltage runs to the lock when you lock/unlock the other one.
I would try replacing the fuse, even though it looks fine. Sometimes they just break rather than blow, and it is hard to see the break.
I would try replacing the fuse, even though it looks fine. Sometimes they just break rather than blow, and it is hard to see the break.
#8
Same exact thing is happening with my car. I took it to the dealer and they told me that I don't have power locks. Shows what they know. On really hot days or really cold days the power locks will work on the passenger door, but then on most days it doesn't. Fuse is good and everything. I don't know what the hell is wrong with it. I think it is just a bad power lock mechanism.
#9
Yeah, I have the same problem. When I got my Clifford anti-theft device installed, the alarm guys told me the same thing, that I didn't have power locks because there were no motors in the door. So I only made them install one motor to my driver side door since when I lock and unlock from the driver's side it is copied by the passenger side. But when it was finished the passenger side lock was screwed. It wouldn't lock and unlock like it used to when I do it from the the driver's side, and once you unlock manuely from the inside the car you can't lock it again unless you use the key from the outside. The alarm guys told me a bs story about saying that it was probably messed up because of the accident I got into and all these other sh;t, I wouldn't recommend these aszholes for no one. So now for $30 my mechanic who did my kit and fixed up my dents and scratches will install a motor in my passenger side door so I can finally lock and unlock both of my doors with a push of a button.