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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 12:34 AM
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From doing some searches regarding my driver side door problem, I think my door actuator needs to be replaced. When I would touch the door handle to unlock my car, it would beep 4 or 5 times and would still be locked. Now, I have to lock my door from the inside manually and use my physical key to unlock the door. I’ve ordered the door actuator from eBay and it should be here soon. My question is, is this the only part I need to replace to fix the issue? Or are there other parts I need? Photo of the actuator below. Thanks.


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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 09:42 AM
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99% of the time this actuator will correct the multiple beep symptoms that you are describing. Whether it is a failed motor not actuating the mechanism or a failed lock/unlock sensor not properly reporting the status back to the vehicle, both of these items are self contained inside this actuator and will be corrected in a new unit.

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P.S. I upgraded your shipment to FedEx 2-Day Air since USPS would take a while to get to Hawaii.

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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by vr4/sc400
99% of the time this actuator will correct the multiple beep symptoms that you are describing. Whether it is a failed motor not actuating the mechanism or a failed lock/unlock sensor not properly reporting the status back to the vehicle, both of these items are self contained inside this actuator and will be corrected in a new unit.

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P.S. I upgraded your shipment to FedEx 2-Day Air since USPS would take a while to get to Hawaii.
Thank you! Crazy that you found my thread lol.
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Old Feb 27, 2019 | 07:57 AM
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Following,

I've had 5 replaced on my 2015 NX200t all under warranty. Now I have another out but I'm Out of warranty.

I'm posting this here because it appears this lock is common amongst these models;

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Common issue with Lexus it seems, I had to do all 4 on my previous GS and 2 doors on my previous IS.
There is a DIY on YouTube for the GS door actuators, it took me about 1hr per door and about $25 in material to do it.
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Old Feb 28, 2019 | 09:46 AM
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Looks like Lexus cheaped out on this part. i'd try aftermarket. check rockauto.
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