rear passenger door will not lock from button or power

Asked by Jack Apr 11, 2018 at 03:57 PM about the 1996 GMC Suburban K1500 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My problem is the rear passenger door, I have used vice grips to lock it, only for
it to unlock about 2 months later. I cannot lock it with power or manually. I guess
the power eventually unlocks it as when I turn off ign. the doors unlock when
ign. is turned on all doors lock eccept for the rear passenger door. can you
help?

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I would say that the door lock actuator needs to be replaced. When the actuator goes bad, the door either do not lock or unlocks by itself, just like in your car.

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