Toyota Tacoma Door Latch Problems

People take their driver s door for granted until it gets stuck shut.

Toyota tacoma door latch problems.

Replace the motor and then reverse the directions. The driver door handle has stopped opening the door. Remove the door panel by finding screws along the exterior of the door and on the arm rest. While removing panel look for and detach electrical cables.

Pop lock pl5100 black manual tailgate lock for toyota tacoma standard lock. In order to fix it follow these steps. I did a little research and learned that this is a fairly common problem with tacos. Door latch left front.

This relay sends power to the door locks and power windows. Genuine toyota part 6932035200 69320 35200. At the end of the rod is the actuator motor. Tacomas 1995 2004 started by whizfish jan 16.

If you have one door that is causing the issue you likely have a bad actuator motor. Remove the bolts and is will come out. The toyota tacoma has a power door lock integration relay under the dash in a junction box. This 2004 toyota tacoma is suffering from the stuck shut door problem.

Toyota tacoma owners have reported 6 problems related to door latch under the latches locks linkage category. I also learned that it can get pretty expensive to have toyota fix the issue. This video shows the door lock latch for a 1998 toyota camry though it might give reference for other models as well i show how it operates and tell how to. If you have both of these problems you have a bad relay.

Problem with my door lock latch. Here is a video on a toyota of the lock being replaced. This motor powers the door locking mechanism. I have attached an exploded view of the door with the latch assembly.

Single door fails to lock unlock. Take a look at it and you will see where the screws are located as well as the linkages. Let s see if w. Discussion in 1st gen.

Rather than replacing the entire door lock actuator you can replace the little motor that is inside the. Simply swap it out with a new fuse. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of toyota tacoma based on all problems reported for the tacoma. The problem has progressed from bad to worse.

Peel back the plastic shroud and follow the door lock rod to the bottom of the door. Once they are removed there are three bolts that hold it to the door.