Troubleshooting the door lock actuator - which wire brins power?

[andrewwynn]

They don't work that way. They are computer controlled.

I'm sure there is a power lead you can usually tell from the size of the wires, but when they fail it's usually the motor inisde.

Almost always they fail intermittently at first and usually will lock but only unlock 4 of 5 tries for example.

What are your symptoms?

[syncrocrick]

Originally Posted by andrewwynn

They don't work that way. They are computer controlled.

I'm sure there is a power lead you can usually tell from the size of the wires, but when they fail it's usually the motor inisde.

Almost always they fail intermittently at first and usually will lock but only unlock 4 of 5 tries for example.

What are your symptoms?

It's just stopped working all of sudden. I had the door panel removed for something else. I am also having an issue with the passenger window switch. The power mirror works intermittently. I have to jiggle the connector in that window switch to make it work. I believe the power lock also go through that module.

So if it's not the actuator, perhaps it could be the window switch module?

Last option is a broken wire, but I did not see anything wrong.