Door locks not working properly

Tiny
JEREMY RAY
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  • 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS
  • 1.5L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 167,000 MILES
About a month ago, I noticed that my car started to chirp and unlock 5 times in a row whenever I used the proximity sensor on the handles (both driver and passenger side, but not the trunk). Shortly after that, the power door locks stopped working unless the car either was on or had recently been on (within 10 minutes of turning off, maybe--I never timed it).

I just replaced the 12v battery, which was entirely drained despite having been purchased in April of last year, and the same symptoms are still present. In addition, my car no longer beeps when I lock it. The key fob batteries have been replaced recently and, again, the unlock/lock function works as normal both with fob and with the power locks whenever the car is on or has been on recently. The manual lock also works fine.

Is this a problem with the actuators? A relay? Something with the proximity sensor specifically? I'd appreciate any insight--I would think that I'd have to replace the actuator motors, but it's odd that both sides would stop working at exactly the same time and retain normal lock usage whenever the power is on.
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 AT 4:22 PM

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Tiny
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This sounds like a body control module issue.

I would suggest starting with checking for codes and see what is there. Here is a guide that will help with that:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

I suspect you will have a B code and that will give us what we need to figure out possible causes.

I attached a copy below of the most common code when the proximity system stops working but there are others.

Let us know what you find and we can go from there. Thanks
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Thursday, February 11th, 2021 AT 2:15 PM

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