Front door won't lock

[2001ghia]

Just over a week ago drivers door was playing up so I replaced the actuator with one I got from the wreckers
All good but by chance a yesterday I tried to open the drivers door before I unlocked it and it opened
so today I took the actuator apart and it all looked good put it back together but still would not lock
So off to the wreckers with the actuator and swapped it over put in and same thing door wont lock actuator is working door looks like its locked but pull the handle and the door opens
please help this is doing my head in

[Uncle_Ken]

Is it another door?
UK

[Crazy Dazz]

As always: Need More Information...

1. Series 1 or 2? (I assume form your name its a 2, but who knows.)
2. Are you locking with the key or remote?
3. Do you get a different result with one or the other?
4. When locking with remote, does the smartshield indicator come on, or does car beep at you?
5. What is the button doing when you lock?
6. have you checked other doors? What are they doing?
7. What EXACTLY happens when you use the handle? Is it unlocking at that point? Or was it never locked? Can you hear the other doors cycle when you use the handle?

[2001ghia]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

As always: Need More Information...

1. Series 1 or 2? (I assume form your name its a 2, but who knows.)
2. Are you locking with the key or remote?
3. Do you get a different result with one or the other?
4. When locking with remote, does the smartshield indicator come on, or does car beep at you?
5. What is the button doing when you lock?
6. have you checked other doors? What are they doing?
7. What EXACTLY happens when you use the handle? Is it unlocking at that point? Or was it never locked? Can you hear the other doors cycle when you use the handle?

thanks for the reply
1. its a series 2 but you were right in saying who knows as I have 2 one a fairmont giha and a futura wagon it the futura giving me the dramas
2.locking with key or remote the same door wont lock
3.as above
4.yes the smart shield comes on car thinks its locked
5.the button goes down as it should
6.all other doors are locked even when you open the drivers door (when its meant to be locked)
7.even though it appears to be locked the door opens other doors do not open and drivers door dose not cycle



i can only think of 2 things
1. the bcm needs resetting ( I disconnected the battery for a hour yesterday but did not do the air conditioning thing
2. the bar that goes from the handle to the actuator is bent or something
thanks again

[2001ghia]

all fixed
won't be touching that in a hurry

[mik]

so what was the problem ?

[2001ghia]

took out actuator would not lock
keep playing with it bingo it locked
quick put it back in before it changed its mind
still working so not touching

[Fyrestorm]

If it's the drivers door, could be the motor in the actuator only spinning a single direction (eg: it's jamming or not spinning in the lock direction) although if you got it to lock, either reassembled wrong (which would do one way: unlock, instead of both) or the the sprocket gear not connecting.