Locked Door Won't Open
 

I have power locks that are no longer working on my two rear doors. How can I get them unlocked.

Pull up on the lock knob. I think that's about the only way

I tried that, it doesn't work.

The only time I ran into that is when I had my dash out. Might be a plug under there unplugged.

Is it re locking them?

No, they have been locked for years. I cannot pull up on the lock at the top of the door. I have put vise grips on the them and cannot pull them up.

Even if you have the harness unplugged?

I'm proving my ignorance, but what does the harness have to do with it? How would I go about unplugging the harness? The doors are locked and I can't get the door panel off. Would I be able to take out a fuse or disconnect the batteries? Where else might I be able to unplug the harness?

Can you push the lock pin down at all? If you can I wonder if you can work it up and down enough to get it to loosen up a little.

I doubt it is a shorted harness so much as it is a frozen latch/lock assembly. If the harness was shorted out and holding the locks, it would lock the front doors as well (since they're all tied together through the switch wiring).

Believe it or not, you can remove the inside door panel with the door closed. It's a pain in the neck but it can be done (I've done it twice). You need a small right angle phillips screw driver to remove the rearmost screw at the bottom of the panel, but it can be done. I used one like this one. Once I got the screws out it was just a matter of wrestling the panel out of the way, unhooking the wiring for the lock button and courtesy light and then you're in. There are 3 or 4 screws along the bottom of the panel and one inside the handhold on the arm rest. I can take pictures of mine tonight, if you want to see pictures. You'll have to remove those screws, then pull the bottom 2/3 of the panel out (away from the door) to release the push pins, and then it will have to come up to unhook from the top of the door. If it makes it easier, remove the door handle, it's just one 8 or 10mm bolt and it comes off so you don't have to try and "unhook" it from the opening in the panel.

I think you're going to have to get the panel off and get some lubricant in the assembly somehow. It's not a fun job, but it can be done.