03 E500 Power Door Lock Will Not Lock

When i bought the truck the power door lock did not work.

03 e500 power door lock will not lock.

They click and you can feel them trying to push the locks however they won t. When they don t work though it is a real pain. When i press the lock unlock button on the driver side or the passinger side or the remote the locks make a normal noise like the mechanism is trying to work but nothing happens. The following write up is an introduction to the vanagon eurovan power door lock system.

Be it the switch for that side latch or actuator. The power windows work fine but the door lock buttons on both the front driver s side door as well as the passenger front door lock won t work. Here is a guide to fix the problem. I have a 01 f250 4 door short box 4x4.

If the lock slowly started to lose power speed locking and locking or would stop working intermittently and start again the motor actuator is most likely to blame. Door locks not working. In some cars the door lock actuator is positioned below the latch. The actuator is a series of gears with a set of rack and pinion gears at the end.

The power door lock actuator is the part of the power door lock system that actually controls the locks. Here is a guide to figure out what s wrong with them. Malfunctioning power door lock actuator. Toyota tundra power door lock failure diagnose guide.

When one door has the locking issue it is likely an issue within the door. It covers how the system works common failures and a few troubleshooting tips. Any help would be appriciated. School is in session.

Door lock issues on my 03 325xi i ve been having an issue with my door locks for quite some time on my 2003 325xi 4dr sedan. The power door locks on eurovans and vanagons are exactly the same and in fact use the same actuators. Often taken for granted on the toyota tundra are the power door locks. A rod connects the actuator to the latch and another rod connects the latch to the knob that sticks up out of the top of the door.

When the actuator gets the signal from the power door lock switch a small motor turns the gears. The system is purely electric. 99 03 7 3l general discussion. Jump to latest follow.

One door lock is not working. Car door lock actuators are designed to lock and unlock a door without the effort of pulling on a cable and rod. Power door locks not working.