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Doors not unlocking from inside switches

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by AV8R4LIFE, Oct 7, 2024.

  1. Oct 7, 2024 at 6:25 AM
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    AV8R4LIFE

    AV8R4LIFE [OP] Aircraft Mechanic

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    For the past few months I’ve had intermittent issues with the drivers and passenger side doors not unlocking properly from the inside. Door locks fine, but when using the switch on either side to try and unlock the door, it only goes about halfway. The little lock indicator goes up, and you can hear the actuator move but, the door won’t unlock. However, if you roll down the window, lock the doors, pull the door handle from the outside while it’s locked, and THEN unlock it, it works fine. Anybody have this issue? Thinking maybe the mechanism needs to be lubricated, or the actuator is going bad. My money is on the former. Let me know what y’all think, thanks in advance.
     
  2. Nov 4, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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    vtframer

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    Yes!!! It drives me crazy - any solution?
     
  3. Nov 5, 2024 at 6:56 AM
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    AV8R4LIFE

    AV8R4LIFE [OP] Aircraft Mechanic

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    None yet. Haven’t had the time to open up the doors and inspect, and was hoping for someone else to have had the same issue to confirm that the issue is the actuators.
     

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