5 Common Reasons Why Your Car Door Isn’t Locking Properly

Are your power locks keeping you from getting into your car, or locking it when you leave? You need to know what’s going wrong and take steps to stop it from happening. There are five common reasons why your car door lock is not working.

  1. The key fob battery is dead: This is one of the most common reasons why your car door lock is not working. If your locks aren’t working, replacing the battery in the key fob could solve the issue.

  2. The key fob is faulty: If the battery isn’t the problem, the issue may be with the fob itself. If you go to your car dealer, they can hook the fob up to a computer and make sure that the programming is still good. If it’s not sending a signal, the fob will likely have to be replaced.

  3. A fuse is blown: If one door doesn’t work, but others do, the problem could be a blown fuse. Replacing the fuse will correct the problem. This is a cheap and easy fix.

  4. The solenoid is bad: Again, if one door doesn’t work, but others do, the problem could be with the door lock solenoid. Replacing it may require removing the car door panel.

  5. You have a broken wire: If the lock isn’t getting power, hold the lock switch either up or down, and then open and close the door repeatedly to see if the lock will work. If it works sometimes, you probably have a broken wire.

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Boom. On top of it. He came and showed me how the cable broke on the backdoor hatch. He will get me an estimate. I am thoroughly impressed and very professional. Thank you.
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Nissan Rogue L4-2.5L - Door does not lock or open Inspection - Bosque Farms, New Mexico
Really impressed on the professionalism of the gentleman who came out. He explained how he got the door open what I need to replace, what to do if this issue happens again before my door lock aculuator is replaced.
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He described the problem with my car door I highly recommend him to anyone with problems with their vehicle and lest not forgot he is time punctual. GREAT JOB JASON.
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