door lock issues
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door lock issues
I have asked about this a couple of times & so have many others.
The door locks are just plain lazy & work when they want to. Most people seem to think that the actuators are all bad, I couldn't see how all 5 actuators would go bad. it just didn't make any sense. Anyways after thinking about this for a while I tried spraying some WD-40 into the lock mechanisim on the side of the door where it latches. After doing this my locks started working better. I did this one more time & now all of the locks work just fine. No more issues.
Why are the dealers charging hundreds of dollars to repair this when some WD-40 will do the trick? Give it a try & see if it will work for you. Make sure to give it a couple of good sprays.
The door locks are just plain lazy & work when they want to. Most people seem to think that the actuators are all bad, I couldn't see how all 5 actuators would go bad. it just didn't make any sense. Anyways after thinking about this for a while I tried spraying some WD-40 into the lock mechanisim on the side of the door where it latches. After doing this my locks started working better. I did this one more time & now all of the locks work just fine. No more issues.
Why are the dealers charging hundreds of dollars to repair this when some WD-40 will do the trick? Give it a try & see if it will work for you. Make sure to give it a couple of good sprays.
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I have asked about this a couple of times & so have many others.
The door locks are just plain lazy & work when they want to. Most people seem to think that the actuators are all bad, I couldn't see how all 5 actuators would go bad. it just didn't make any sense. Anyways after thinking about this for a while I tried spraying some WD-40 into the lock mechanisim on the side of the door where it latches. After doing this my locks started working better. I did this one more time & now all of the locks work just fine. No more issues.
Why are the dealers charging hundreds of dollars to repair this when some WD-40 will do the trick? Give it a try & see if it will work for you. Make sure to give it a couple of good sprays.
The door locks are just plain lazy & work when they want to. Most people seem to think that the actuators are all bad, I couldn't see how all 5 actuators would go bad. it just didn't make any sense. Anyways after thinking about this for a while I tried spraying some WD-40 into the lock mechanisim on the side of the door where it latches. After doing this my locks started working better. I did this one more time & now all of the locks work just fine. No more issues.
Why are the dealers charging hundreds of dollars to repair this when some WD-40 will do the trick? Give it a try & see if it will work for you. Make sure to give it a couple of good sprays.
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Don't know what exactly it loosened up but in my case it's working like a champ!
It's worth a try, either it will work or you will just be out .25 cents worth of WD-40.
I know it is very common for the door ajar message to come on in my other car (lincoln mark VIII) Many of the guys on that forum use WD-40 to correct this as well.
It's worth a try, either it will work or you will just be out .25 cents worth of WD-40.
I know it is very common for the door ajar message to come on in my other car (lincoln mark VIII) Many of the guys on that forum use WD-40 to correct this as well.
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