Ok so my drivers side door lock is acting stupid. I cant turn the key in either direction initially, but if I jimmy it a little, I can get it to LOCK the door. Getting it to unlock the door take a little bit of work and about 5 minutes. What can I do to get this damn thing to work (or just open when I turn the key)

 

Did you try spraying anything into the lock?

 

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x2 liquid graphite or wd-40 if you have nothing else

 

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And have a rag on hand to make sure you don't get too much on your paint.

 

do you know if someone had tried to break into your car? what year teg is it again?

 

I have keyless entry so keys have never really been used in my door locks and i have the same problem. I have bent a few keys trying to get it to turn, but nothing. Sprayed lots of rust check in there, nothing. If i ever lost my only remote i'd have to use the trunk to get into the car LOL.

 

Its a 97 GSR body. I dont think anyone tried to tamper with the lock because there is no (visible) damage. It isn't they key because it works on the other side. I can get it to lock if I Ace Ventura shake the key but not unlocking.I will try spraying wd-40 but I don't think that's gonna work.

 

if spraying a lube in there doesn't help maybe you should take the door panel off and check for obstructions under the door panel?

it's probably a long shot, but, just a thought.

 

Well I'm thinking of swapping the passengers side mechanism with this one. I never use that side anyways.

 

I fixed the son of a bitch. I went outside to clean up dog poop and just stared at my door the whole time, prompting me to spray the **** out of it with WD (which didn't work) and eventually I took off the door panel (which I absolutely hate to do). I checked the two lines and they were both unobstructed and fully operational. I looked at the actual lock while toggling the auto lock button back and forth and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't open with a key. I used the button to open it with the key in the hole and it fixed itself. It seemed as though I didn't have enough leverage before to turn it to open, or as if I was lifting something heavy with the mechanism but it seemed to have come loose when I unlocked it from the inside with the key turning to the open position. I sprayed everything down real good with wd40 and ghetto rigged a straw to my can so I could get inside the lock itself. Again, I have no idea how it got fixed but it did.

 

hahaha good stuff!

i was gonna say get an actuator installed

 

Meh. Theres no space to work inside the door so that would have been a PAIN. I'm just glad it freed itself up. Now I unlock the door and its so smooth that it makes me smile every time. Simple pleasures