Problem with both Master Keys and door locks in 2001 RX300
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Problem with both Master Keys and door locks in 2001 RX300
I have two master keys and the remotes stopped working a couple weeks ago in locking the car only. I have to lock the car with the key in the door, and then use the remote and it will beep and turn the headlights off.
Sometimes the remotes will unlock the doors, sometimes it wont.
The door lock on the drivers side will not lock the doors, it does a half click but not the whole double click
The passenger side door lock switch does lock the doors fine
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Sometimes the remotes will unlock the doors, sometimes it wont.
The door lock on the drivers side will not lock the doors, it does a half click but not the whole double click
The passenger side door lock switch does lock the doors fine
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Do a search on "door lock actuator". A fairly common problem with aging RX. Pretty expensive fix by the dealer.
It is also a problem with GS model. You may like to look in that forum too.
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It is also a problem with GS model. You may like to look in that forum too.
Salim
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I have two master keys and the remotes stopped working a couple weeks ago in locking the car only. I have to lock the car with the key in the door, and then use the remote and it will beep and turn the headlights off.
Sometimes the remotes will unlock the doors, sometimes it wont.
The door lock on the drivers side will not lock the doors, it does a half click but not the whole double click
The passenger side door lock switch does lock the doors fine
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Sometimes the remotes will unlock the doors, sometimes it wont.
The door lock on the drivers side will not lock the doors, it does a half click but not the whole double click
The passenger side door lock switch does lock the doors fine
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Thank you! I will try that later. With other posts, its starting to look like a door actuator, which doesn't look like too easy of a fix. I'll let you know what my results are!
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Door lock actuator fix.
I just had the same problem on my '01 RX300. The driver's door lock would not lock or unlock with the remote, yet it worked on all the other doors. I found several threads here on how to do a "piggyback install" of a $5 China-made actuator intended for use in converting manual locks to electric locks. The fix leaves the defective and very expensive actuator in place and installs the new one alongside it. I did the job in about 3 hours, and could now do another in an hour. Here are the two threads I used to guide me through the process.
PHOTOS OF THE PROCESS: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...l#post10136280
REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...moval-diy.html
You can find the replacement actuators by Googling "auto door lock actuators." I paid less than $11 for two. Now I have a spare for next time. By the way, these little actuators are impressive. Great quality, they work with a solid push-pull, and the wiring is simple. The only thing I did differently from the above advice in the thread above was the way to remove the door-handle plastic bezels. It just looked to complicated and risky for breakage, so I found a much simpler way here:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...-write-up.html
Go to Step 6 in this tutorial and it shows the easy way to pop these things off. This is a tutorial on replacing the factory actuator with a direct replacement. The Lexus ones are really pricey and there are many comments here about the aftermarket ones not being of good quality, plus the replacement takes a lot longer than simply adding the piggy-back actuator.
Good luck!
And THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to this discussion and came up with this simple and cheap fix . . . that works!
PHOTOS OF THE PROCESS: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...l#post10136280
REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...moval-diy.html
You can find the replacement actuators by Googling "auto door lock actuators." I paid less than $11 for two. Now I have a spare for next time. By the way, these little actuators are impressive. Great quality, they work with a solid push-pull, and the wiring is simple. The only thing I did differently from the above advice in the thread above was the way to remove the door-handle plastic bezels. It just looked to complicated and risky for breakage, so I found a much simpler way here:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...-write-up.html
Go to Step 6 in this tutorial and it shows the easy way to pop these things off. This is a tutorial on replacing the factory actuator with a direct replacement. The Lexus ones are really pricey and there are many comments here about the aftermarket ones not being of good quality, plus the replacement takes a lot longer than simply adding the piggy-back actuator.
Good luck!
And THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to this discussion and came up with this simple and cheap fix . . . that works!
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