Spray the door key with a graphite based lubricant.
Sliding door key wont work.
Pressing the interior door lock button doesn t work either.
Sometimes this just takes patience.
Door key does not work.
In this situation the best thing to do is to replace the cable.
In some cars a failed door lock actuator may lock but won t unlock or the other way around.
Patio doors lead to the outside and have to withstand all kinds of abuse from the weather doors being slammed and being hit with flying objects.
At first the door won t work properly.
It is a complete pain in the arse to lean over the front seat to get.
If your door key doesn t work right the first and most obvious step is to be sure you re using the right key.
If the electric motor or the mechanism inside the door lock actuator wears out the door lock may lock or unlock slowly or work sometimes but not all the time.
Sorry that we feel the need to state the obvious assuming that you re using the right key keep working it until it turns the lock.
In most cases the problem with a door lock actuator is limited to only one door.
As a result your patio door lock can malfunction.
If your patio door isn t locking repair it quickly so that your home remains safe.
When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload.
So for 4 years i drove the van without working electrical locks.
Slide the key in the lock and tap lightly on the key to lubricate the inside of the lock.
Then it stops working at all.
Flip the key and open the door.