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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Question Weird door locking problem.

I have a 99 F 250 with power locks but i dont have the FOB. From inside when i press the lock/unlock button the locks themselves, barely move. From the outside when i stick a key in to unlock the door, its as if its the wrong key and nothing will move inside the lock itself.

I searched through the forums a bit but couldnt find anything on this

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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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Try shooting WD-40 into the key hole? Of course, I'd get a second opinion before you took my advice.

How do you lock your truck...when you are on the outside and want to leave in a parking lot downtown?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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as of right now i drive my other company vehicles when i go into a more populated area. But if i really need to i manually press both locks down inside hte truck and close it up. When i return to the vehicle i literally just pop the back sliding window open and have to crawl myself in there


it isnt fun at all. But i am so confused as to how to fix this.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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Is it the original key? If not, see if you can get the original or find a key that seems to have the least amount of wear on it. I've had extra keys made for my truck by the dealer that barely worked. I'd try to figure out whether it's the key or the lock. What about the passenger side door?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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yeah i've tried original keys, copied keys, passenger door.


When you stick the key in, it acts as if its the wrong key. It wont move to the side at all.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Mine door looks did the same thing all I did was spray some wd-40 into them and they have worked great since.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Door Lock Problem

It sounds like the door lock actuators are going bad. Are the buttons hard going up & down ?? If so, then more than likely the actuators are bad---Not uncommon.


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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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yeah as i was looking through the same year F150 forums it seems as though the actuators are the problem. Thank you ron

i'll let ya guys know if it fixes the problem



btw, is there anyway, once the actuator is removed, to tell if its bad?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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Are you in a cold weather enviroment?? If so, try some lock de-icer in the lock mechanism. If that works, there is a great fix ( and cheap) in this forum for the actuators
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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yeah im in the cold but its been doing even when it was warm. I'll search through here on how to fix them, thanks!
 
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