2010 Lexus ES 350 Door Locks

Tiny
KILLERBOX
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  • 2010 LEXUS ES 350
  • 3.5L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 60,000 MILES
I need some help guys!

My girlfriend decided it would be a good idea to hit a trashcan with her passenger side mirror. After she got a $800.00 quote to replace the mirror she called me. Being the sucker that I am, I replaced her power mirror motor and the mirror is working fine.

The next time she drove the car she discovered that the passenger side door lock doesn't always come unlocked. It doesn't matter if you do it with the door locks or the remote.

The door locks fine. To unlock the door, most of the time you must push lock twice and then unlock. If you just push unlock it only tries to move a little.

If you manually push on the door locks with your finger the other 3 have a stronger snap action to them. The passenger side that is not working well has weaker snap action.

I took the door apart for the 2nd time and didn't notice anything broke or out of place.

So now I am trying to decide what might be going on?

I have attached a video to try to show what is going on.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2015 AT 8:38 AM

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Tiny
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This really sounds like you have a bad door lock actuator. These are common problems on the Hyundais I work on and the symptoms you described are exactly the same down to the part where I need to push the button twice to fully lock it or unlock it. And if you press it enough times, it stops working altogether. Best of luck.
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 AT 5:59 PM

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