Power Door Locks FIXED!!!!
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My post was moved to another forum as it deals with other issues, but I do have a question which relates directly to the $0.01 fix of the door actuator. I did it and all was fine, then I went back the next day to adjust the window rail,inside the door. After that the truck wont start. It's a 1999 F150, XL, 5.4.
Has anyone experienced electrical issues after performing this fix?
Trying to find out if this fix could cause this issue, or if I can rule it out as a cause for the engine not turning over after the fix.
Thanks
Has anyone experienced electrical issues after performing this fix?
Trying to find out if this fix could cause this issue, or if I can rule it out as a cause for the engine not turning over after the fix.
Thanks
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2002 f150 3800# axles I have no door locks. I can hear something behind the fuse panel click when I depress the lock and unlock button and when I hit my remote my horn will even sound to tell me they are locked . but there is no power getting to my door lock actuators?
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K, I have to say, I am a much happier dude right now. I can't remember where I found the info, been searching on here so I could reply, but gave up.
Long story short, there is a posting in here somewhere stating how one guy fixed his actuators. I didn't want to spend $100 CDN each or buy some cheap crap off Ebay that wasn't specific to my truck, so I went through the steps this guy posted and man, am I impressed!!!!!!
To whom ever that was that posted about how to fix the actuators by getting at the little motors and replacing the thermal resistor, THANK YOU!!!!!! This was the best fix with NO COST I have ever done. Best part is that now the gear box (actuator housing) is now servicable. LOVE IT!!!!!
Cheers man!
:-)
PS - I can post that information on here if anyone else is interested, I just want to make sure no one thinks this was my idea, I most certainly do not want to take credit for this.
Long story short, there is a posting in here somewhere stating how one guy fixed his actuators. I didn't want to spend $100 CDN each or buy some cheap crap off Ebay that wasn't specific to my truck, so I went through the steps this guy posted and man, am I impressed!!!!!!
To whom ever that was that posted about how to fix the actuators by getting at the little motors and replacing the thermal resistor, THANK YOU!!!!!! This was the best fix with NO COST I have ever done. Best part is that now the gear box (actuator housing) is now servicable. LOVE IT!!!!!
Cheers man!
:-)
PS - I can post that information on here if anyone else is interested, I just want to make sure no one thinks this was my idea, I most certainly do not want to take credit for this.
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We're talking apples and oranges here. No relevancy to the fix.
Glad to hear you found a good locksmith and want to throw his name out there.
Glad to hear you found a good locksmith and want to throw his name out there.
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I think he's a spammer.
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Gee, with his post count of ONE, one might think so. 
I see that admins have deleted his post, but R2's quote will give the others an idea of what it read.
Good job, admins!
Bye-bye, Dexy Fox....
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I see that admins have deleted his post, but R2's quote will give the others an idea of what it read.
Good job, admins!
Bye-bye, Dexy Fox....
Pop
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Even if this leads to problems it does not matter. The only other way to fix it is buy a new one. So I fix mine save the money now, if it does burn out later then I will buy another. If it works OK I am ahead of the game.
This is just a bad design by Ford, and the only thing we can hurt in the fix is a badly designed part. I do not see any other issue outside of this part since there is a fuse. How can it hurt any other part?
I do not know if anyone else has seen this but my doors now look and unlock opposite of what the control says. This may however be something that was done before (not me) to fix them. I need to trace the wires to find the problem, just need the time.
This is just a bad design by Ford, and the only thing we can hurt in the fix is a badly designed part. I do not see any other issue outside of this part since there is a fuse. How can it hurt any other part?
I do not know if anyone else has seen this but my doors now look and unlock opposite of what the control says. This may however be something that was done before (not me) to fix them. I need to trace the wires to find the problem, just need the time.
2013 super duty. This has been an issue for a few years. I found that mine was so bad that it melted the wire feeding the controls. I replaced the wire only to find that today it melted again. I will just by new actuators as this has affected the windows also.. once i take it all apart i will be able to see what all got damaged. The part that sucks is my front seats need to come out as the feed goes across the floor to drivers side. I also noticed the wiring is made of a smaller guage. Think they wanted to save money by putting 4 less strands of copper in each wire. They can't handle the load especially when there is a slight amount of resistance that builds up over time on these components.
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Just bought this truck
Power door locks wouldn't move. Found this site and read about the PDL actuator fix.
Tried the fix posted by some great people on this site. The motor in the actuator has some real juice now thanks to everyone and their mods on the actuator fix.
However, when I reinstall my door, there is a really tight fit between the plastic door and the manual lock and unlock tab.
Has anyone had issues with this being too tight for the motor to overcome.
I have taken apart the door and put it back together three times now, motor in actuator is doing great with the aluminum foil hack. With the plastic door trim off, I can get it to lock and unlock just fine. Just can't get the tab to fit through the door trim without it being too tight, basically nullifies the fix on the actuator when I put the door trim on.
Any recs on how to fix this? Anyone with similar issues.
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update:
Removed and replaced door trim about 10 more times, used a dremel to widen opening for the manual door lock. That finally worked
Last edited by Msnborosurfr; Dec 23, 2021 at 01:07 PM. Reason: Problem fixed
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Greetings! So before delving into DYI fix of the actuators which I suspect is the problem that I face but not at all certain I was wondering whether y'all have encountered this: my power locks seem to be working, that is they lock the doors, however, when using my remote to lock the doors and set the alarm I walk away from my truck maybe 30 yards the alarm goes off.
Has anyone encountered this? And if so is it a problem with my actuators or am I totally off?
All and any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Has anyone encountered this? And if so is it a problem with my actuators or am I totally off?
All and any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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Greetings! So before delving into DYI fix of the actuators which I suspect is the problem that I face but not at all certain I was wondering whether y'all have encountered this: my power locks seem to be working, that is they lock the doors, however, when using my remote to lock the doors and set the alarm I walk away from my truck maybe 30 yards the alarm goes off.
Has anyone encountered this? And if so is it a problem with my actuators or am I totally off?
All and any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Has anyone encountered this? And if so is it a problem with my actuators or am I totally off?
All and any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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