Driver door mysterically unlocks..

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Jul 20, 2011 | 03:48 PM

sethjamto

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Driver door mysterically unlocks..

Yesterday I gave both my door lock mechanisms a good shot of WD40 as one of the switches was sticking and leaving my dome light on. That seemed to solve the problem, but this afternoon when I got home from work and opened the door, hit the lock button, and turned to grab something out the seat, I heard it unlock (just the driver's side). Hummmm....hit the lock botton again, and about a second later.....yup.....it unlocked itself (just the driver's side). I tried locking it with the switch on the passenger door and it did the same thing. Next I manually locked it by pushing the door lock itself down. This worked, and it did NOT unlock itself. I unlocked and tried the door switch.....yup, the ghost was back.

Any ideas??????

Jul 20, 2011 | 04:20 PM

florida_1959

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I know it seems kind of simple, but happened to me before. It may or may not be the answer but make sure all the doors are closed tightly. For some reason my 2006 wont stay locked (drivers door) if there is another door cracked open. This only happens when i use the key fob or the door switch to lock, manually it stays down.

Jul 20, 2011 | 05:23 PM

cheezit

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foor lock acuator is bad

Jul 20, 2011 | 06:02 PM

rrrrick

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My truck did that a few months ago, I thought I had gone crazy....push the lock button and the drivers door would unlock after a few mopments

I worked the drivers door lock button up and down a few times manually and the problem went away. I don't know what caused it, only how I fixed it.

Jul 20, 2011 | 06:14 PM

JESTERxHEAD

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LMAO...I have never heard of this.....kinda funny and bad at the same time...

Jul 20, 2011 | 08:11 PM

sethjamto

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Originally Posted by rrrrick

I'll give it a try tomorrow!

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LMAO...I have never heard of this.....kinda funny and bad at the same time...

Funny, yes....a little weird too!

Jul 20, 2011 | 08:36 PM

kaliman78alfa

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Water inside the controls?
WD40 isolates/displaces water, maybe a little moisture spreaded inside the controls turned into a drop of water in one of the contacts of the LOCK button, happened to me before... Good Luck!