passenger door won't unlock

GhettoPop · 02-19-2005, 02:06 PM

i have power locks and they did not work when i first bought the car so a shop installed 2 new actuators 4 years ago. now the passanger side wont unlock. the power lock switch will unlock the driver's door, but i hear no noise at all coming from the pass side door, so is the problem the actuator? i also tried opening the pass door using the inside pass door handle, which usually opens the door when its locked, but that didnt work. i also tried using my key on the outside of the pass door, it would not open!

gmhatr · 02-19-2005, 06:04 PM

sounds like the bar inside the door is broken or bent.

~The Jester~ · 02-20-2005, 08:50 AM

Yank the door panel off, check all the rods. Make sure one isn't disconnected or broken like GMHatr said. If you're not hearing ANY noise at all and you can't unlock the door from any of the 3 choices, sounds like the lock mechanism itself is froze up. Get in there with some PB Blaster and loosen it up. Make sure everything is nice and free. Disconnect the mechanical part of the actuator, leave the electrical connected. Hit your button, that'll tell you if the actuator is working, but like I said I think it sounds like the lock mechanism.

GhettoPop · 02-21-2005, 09:20 PM

been cold here, so could not take the door apart, 2 days later it starts working again! mustangs are great!

gmhatr · 02-22-2005, 02:02 AM

sounds like a wiring problem maybe a loose plug

02-19-2005, 02:06 PM	#1
GhettoPop Gimme a Drink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 694	passenger door won't unlock i have power locks and they did not work when i first bought the car so a shop installed 2 new actuators 4 years ago. now the passanger side wont unlock. the power lock switch will unlock the driver's door, but i hear no noise at all coming from the pass side door, so is the problem the actuator? i also tried opening the pass door using the inside pass door handle, which usually opens the door when its locked, but that didnt work. i also tried using my key on the outside of the pass door, it would not open! __________________ 1990 GT,stock T-5,K&N w/o air silencer,March underdrives,FMS wires,timing@14*,PA Perf 130amp alt,Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter,Steeda adj quadrant/clutch cable/firewall adj,Centerforce II clutch,o/r x-pipe,Magnaflow SS catback,g-load brace, subframes,Bilstein struts/shocks,Autometer gauges, 136k and running strong!

02-19-2005, 06:04 PM	#2
gmhatr Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mattoon IL. Posts: 91	Re: passenger door won't unlock sounds like the bar inside the door is broken or bent.

02-20-2005, 08:50 AM	#3
~The Jester~ Rat Killer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cold ass Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: passenger door won't unlock Yank the door panel off, check all the rods. Make sure one isn't disconnected or broken like GMHatr said. If you're not hearing ANY noise at all and you can't unlock the door from any of the 3 choices, sounds like the lock mechanism itself is froze up. Get in there with some PB Blaster and loosen it up. Make sure everything is nice and free. Disconnect the mechanical part of the actuator, leave the electrical connected. Hit your button, that'll tell you if the actuator is working, but like I said I think it sounds like the lock mechanism. __________________ d-Con Racing "Nothing fancy, just 347 inches of RAT POISON!" MICE need not apply.....

02-21-2005, 09:20 PM	#4
GhettoPop Gimme a Drink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 694	Re: passenger door won't unlock been cold here, so could not take the door apart, 2 days later it starts working again! mustangs are great! __________________ 1990 GT,stock T-5,K&N w/o air silencer,March underdrives,FMS wires,timing@14*,PA Perf 130amp alt,Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter,Steeda adj quadrant/clutch cable/firewall adj,Centerforce II clutch,o/r x-pipe,Magnaflow SS catback,g-load brace, subframes,Bilstein struts/shocks,Autometer gauges, 136k and running strong!

02-22-2005, 02:02 AM	#5
gmhatr Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mattoon IL. Posts: 91	Re: passenger door won't unlock sounds like a wiring problem maybe a loose plug

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