Only driver side door locks and unlocks
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Only driver side door locks and unlocks
I just realized that only my driver side door is locking and unlocking both with the key fob and the power door switches. When I hit the lock/unlock button on the door switch it sounds like it is trying to do something on both the driver and passenger side so I am thinking probably actuator.
My question is will the front passenger side door lock actuator keep the rear doors from locking and unlocking as well? Or do I possibly have 3 bad door lock actuators? Thanks
My question is will the front passenger side door lock actuator keep the rear doors from locking and unlocking as well? Or do I possibly have 3 bad door lock actuators? Thanks
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might be a simple fix with techstream i think there's a safety feature to only unlock only the drivers door that you can enable or disable in there. but very well could be the door actuators.
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Didn't have tint done recently unless it was removed before I purchased the vehicle. I've only had the vehicle 2 weeks. I tried to look for fuses but all I saw looked like one large fuse panel that didn't let you change individual fuses
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It sounds like the same problem I had with my isf. In my case both drivers side doors did not work . So here is what I did :
I took the actuators out of the doors , opened up black plastic casing to get to the actual electric motor . Pulled the little motor out and did a bench test with 9v battery ( same battery that is used in home smoke/ fire detector/ alarm ). At first, the motor did not move at all. I sprayed WD-40 inside of the motor and let it sit for few minutes. In my case, the center shaft was frozen but after wd-40 treatment it loosened up and the little motor started to work with the 9v battery. I used compressed air to clean out the excess of wd-40 from inside of the motor. I put everything back together and the problem was gone. Both doors are locking and unlocking as they are supposes to. It has been 5 months since the repair was done and 0 problems so far.
I took the actuators out of the doors , opened up black plastic casing to get to the actual electric motor . Pulled the little motor out and did a bench test with 9v battery ( same battery that is used in home smoke/ fire detector/ alarm ). At first, the motor did not move at all. I sprayed WD-40 inside of the motor and let it sit for few minutes. In my case, the center shaft was frozen but after wd-40 treatment it loosened up and the little motor started to work with the 9v battery. I used compressed air to clean out the excess of wd-40 from inside of the motor. I put everything back together and the problem was gone. Both doors are locking and unlocking as they are supposes to. It has been 5 months since the repair was done and 0 problems so far.
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I can press it 50 times. Only the drivers door will unlock. Does techstream really have an option to never let the other 3 doors unlock? Seems very silly if it does.
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It sounds like the same problem I had with my isf. In my case both drivers side doors did not work . So here is what I did :
I took the actuators out of the doors , opened up black plastic casing to get to the actual electric motor . Pulled the little motor out and did a bench test with 9v battery ( same battery that is used in home smoke/ fire detector/ alarm ). At first, the motor did not move at all. I sprayed WD-40 inside of the motor and let it sit for few minutes. In my case, the center shaft was frozen but after wd-40 treatment it loosened up and the little motor started to work with the 9v battery. I used compressed air to clean out the excess of wd-40 from inside of the motor. I put everything back together and the problem was gone. Both doors are locking and unlocking as they are supposes to. It has been 5 months since the repair was done and 0 problems so far.
I took the actuators out of the doors , opened up black plastic casing to get to the actual electric motor . Pulled the little motor out and did a bench test with 9v battery ( same battery that is used in home smoke/ fire detector/ alarm ). At first, the motor did not move at all. I sprayed WD-40 inside of the motor and let it sit for few minutes. In my case, the center shaft was frozen but after wd-40 treatment it loosened up and the little motor started to work with the 9v battery. I used compressed air to clean out the excess of wd-40 from inside of the motor. I put everything back together and the problem was gone. Both doors are locking and unlocking as they are supposes to. It has been 5 months since the repair was done and 0 problems so far.
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As I mentioned, my driver's side front and driver's side rear was not working and my passenger front and rear was working just fine. And for time wise, it took me aroud 3 hours between both doors. If you decide to do it , just take your time taking actuators a part , there are some small parts ( gears ... ) in the enclosures..
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