2008 Silverado Door Lock Fail

I have a 2008 chevy silverado crew cab and one of the door locks doesn t move this is a very common problem on all chevy trucks for this year.

2008 silverado door lock fail. Late model vehicles have the actuator built into the door latch assembly forcing you to replace the entire latch. To see that repair please click here. My truck is a 2008 silverado crew cab. The door lock solenoids are integrated into the door latch assembly and are notoriously weak.

The passenger side switch works but only the lock on the passenger side door. The 2008 chevrolet silverado has 2 problems reported for door lock actuator failed. In some vehicles the cable that connects the door lock actuator to the inner door handle may be built into the actuator assembly. Well i read some posts about several people having problems with their power door lock actuator.

Average repair cost is 1 200 at 91 050 miles. The contact owns 2008 chevrolet silverado. It currently has 34 000 miles on it. Older vehicles usually have a separate actuator.

I had already repaired the problem with the driver s door lock switch not working at all. The passengers side door actuator stopped working yesterday. Power door lock failure on my 2008 silverado passenger door occurs when the door gets hot sitting in the sun. How to replace a failed door lock actuator.

This 2008 chevrolet silverado came in with the complaint that the driver s power door lock switch would not work the door locks. In some cars a failed door lock actuator may lock but won t unlock or the other way around. I needed to check signals at the power door lock switch on the driver s door but some dis assembly was needed. Heat causes material to expand which inturn increases friction between closely fitted sliding.

The contact stated that the power locks on both the front and rear passenger side doors failed to lock automatically whenever the transmission was shifted. I though id start a thread to keep an eye on this. Since the switch was now working properly the next step was to check the door lock actuator. The actuator can be located away from the latch and operate the.

They will work fine sometimes others they just seem to barely move or not at all. The actual procedure depends on the year make and model of your vehicle. Power door locks do not function. If the door lock actuators fail they will disable the power door lock feature from working.

This 2008 chevrolet silverado came in with the complaint that the driver s power door lock does not work.