Dang door locks

[nc1500]

My door locks have a mind of their own; they won't operate with either the fob or switch. I have to use the key to get in, and push the plunger down to lock. I tried cycling the ignition switch until the autolock feature was either activated/deactivated. Sometimes only one will work; othertimes maybe 2 or 3. It never seems to be the same ones. This happened all of a sudden. When I hit the button or fob I can hear the relays energizing, but nothing else happens. Both batteries are good. Any ideas?

[tubular031]

Thanks dirk!
Electric Door Lock Repair

I did this on mine when I got it cause all 4 were dead. Here a year later, they are all still working well except for the rear pass door. I gotta tare that one apart again and see whats up with it.

[Dirk]

I forgot all about that.

[tubular031]

O yea I should also tell you this. Its not hard to do at all. the first one took me about 45 minutes to do, but that is because I went slow and over analyzed it all. then the next 3 took 10 minutes each maybe.

[rdrancher]

Both passenger door locks just started acting up on mine. Thanks for the link.

rd

[nc1500]

Accordng to Scott at Trucks Unlimited the actuators are junk and may need to be replaced frequently.

[tubular031]

yes they are junk, but hey you gotta pull them to replace them, so why not take the extra few minutes to see if you can save them before dropping the cash to replace? I think 1 of mine needs to be replaced, but i was able to save 3 of them

[NCHornet]

I myself don't like aluminum foil as a repair of a electrical part, sounds like a fire waiting to happen, just my opinion. The new actuators are much stronger than the stock ones. I changed all four of mine 2 years ago. Ford really should have recalled these!!

NCH

[SCUFFY828]

Originally Posted by NCHornet

I myself don't like aluminum foil as a repair of a electrical part, sounds like a fire waiting to happen, just my opinion. The new actuators are much stronger than the stock ones. I changed all four of mine 2 years ago. Ford really should have recalled these!!

NCH

i agree , thats why i dont advise someone that may not know exactly how it works to patch an electronic part

[Dirk]

Originally Posted by NCHornet

I myself don't like aluminum foil as a repair of a electrical part, sounds like a fire waiting to happen, just my opinion. The new actuators are much stronger than the stock ones. I changed all four of mine 2 years ago. Ford really should have recalled these!!

NCH

Originally Posted by SCUFFY828

i agree , thats why i dont advise someone that may not know exactly how it works to patch an electronic part

Normally, I would agree. But since these are only 12v and low amperage, it's a simple patch. I tested a new one vs. old repaired unit and couldn't tell a difference in heat. I think I quick cycled the lock about 100 times in 2 minutes. No difference.