Door will not lock or unlock by remote

[kennyhoang]

I was just replaced the door lock on front driver side on my 2001 X5. Everythings seem to be functionals, but the door will not lock or unlock by remote. I have to use the key from outside to lock the door, Can someone help me to fix this problem,

Thanks, in advance

[mrbmwx5]

hoàng check your wires connection.coi la.i may' cái dây co' gãng vô chüa.thành.

[kennyhoang]

mrbmwx5, thanks for quick replied. I did checked the connection everything is fine

[thubeav]

Hey Kenny,
What did you figure out about that?
Ken

[UncleBob]

if it works with the button on the console below the shifter, then you have a problem with the computer accepting the key but i really doubt that since all the other doors work.

if you have the same symptoms, then there's a fault with the door lock. maybe the connections are fine but the lock mechanism is bad. those are the only two possibilities.

[justintmn]

Originally Posted by kennyhoang

I was just replaced the door lock on front driver side on my 2001 X5. Everythings seem to be functionals, but the door will not lock or unlock by remote. I have to use the key from outside to lock the door, Can someone help me to fix this problem,

Thanks, in advance

I also have an 01' X5. I got a similar problem that the front driver door side could not be unlocked nor locked by the remote about three years ago. At first I thought it was the lock itself. But replacing the lock did not fix it. I then tried replacing the control unit of the front driver door but it wasn't the case either.

When I installed my stereo system, as I routed the speaker cable from the back to the front driver door side, I had to open up the rubber piece at the door hinge that connects the body to the front driver door. I found that the pins of the connectors were rusted (looked like they were oxidized badly with some greenish color appearance) and one pin actually broke off. I cleaned that connector up and sticked a new pin to replace that broken one. It has been working like a charm since then. Hope this helps.

Justin.