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Old 01-08-2010 | 12:19 AM
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Right rear door lock not working

I have a 2003 quad cab and a couple of days ago the lock on the passenger side just quit working . I have to manually lock and unlock the door.

Anybody out there had this problem ? Where do I start my trouble shoot ?

Thanks for any help I can get.

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Old 01-08-2010 | 01:31 AM
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yeah happened to me too. i just banged on the the door a little bit and have never had a problem since. its an old electrican trick!
Old 01-08-2010 | 07:30 AM
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had the same thing with my 03 but was drivers rear. Take the inside door panel off unplug the harness from speakers, window and door lock to get some slack in the wiring harness. Then where the rubber covered harness goes into the cab side there is a pug there remove the connector and unplug. Then push back the rubber sleeve and your broken wires are probably in there. Mine had 3 broken wires and one was a speaker wire, didn't even know the thing wasn't working, and some water as well. Solder the wires and shrink wrap them and gtg. Also on mine one of the wires that was broke was all so the door open wire and I could set my alarm but you could open the door without tripping the alarm took about an hour to fix start to finish
Old 01-08-2010 | 09:48 AM
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Smile Thanks for the tips

Hey, thanks for your input. I'll open up the door panel and take a look. This has been a great truck and like you I want things to work.

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Old 01-08-2010 | 09:52 AM
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From: an Alaskan living in Des Moines Iowa....
Originally Posted by Kowalski
had the same thing with my 03 but was drivers rear. Take the inside door panel off unplug the harness from speakers, window and door lock to get some slack in the wiring harness. Then where the rubber covered harness goes into the cab side there is a pug there remove the connector and unplug. Then push back the rubber sleeve and your broken wires are probably in there. Mine had 3 broken wires
I had the same problem. I pulled back the rubber sleeve and found every wire in there was cut in half.
Old 01-08-2010 | 10:31 AM
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Same here on the left rear door...found he wires to the lock one crimped pretty good and the other cut. Fixed the issue with the lock.
Old 01-08-2010 | 04:15 PM
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I have the same thing, about 6 broken wires, passenger side rear door. There should be a recall on this, it's a really bad design.
Old 01-08-2010 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Kowalski
had the same thing with my 03 but was drivers rear. ...took about an hour to fix start to finish
How long has your repair held? I'm thinking a solder joint in the flexing area is going to crack pretty quick. Maybe I'll get some good braided wire and replace it all from the plug on the body back to inside the door.
Old 01-08-2010 | 09:27 PM
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Mine has been repaired for about 2-3 months now hope it holds for awhile. The stock wire gets stiff and cracks, and not sure how the water gets in but it just causes the wire to oxidize and turns to green powder and breaks.
Old 01-08-2010 | 09:39 PM
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Left rear door on the MegaCab. Door lock/unlock doesn't work. I think I'll wait until warmer weather.
Old 01-09-2010 | 12:54 AM
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Left rear mega cab. Dealer had two complete harnesses in stock. my cost was 30.00. I agree...poor design but the wires are cheap too...and probably crack/break in the cold weather.
Old 01-09-2010 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Scotty
Left rear mega cab. Dealer had two complete harnesses in stock. my cost was 30.00. I agree...poor design but the wires are cheap too...and probably crack/break in the cold weather.

Hey, if I could find the harness for $30, I'll do that instead of soldering in 10 feet of new wire. My dealer here wants $120 for the darn thing.

And yeah, I think it's the cold. I have no water in mine, zero corrosion. 2 or 3 wires look like they've been cut with snips, the rest have cracked insulation in the same place.

You have a part number?
Old 01-09-2010 | 01:38 PM
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I just replace the broken wires with a better quality wire that I had around the house. Only thing I had to buy was a micro-spade terminal to fit the Plug at the B-pilliar. I then ran the replacement wire into the door and solder into place inside the door where the wire are not subject to bending. Running the wires back through the boot was the toughest part, but well worth it. My repair has lasted for over a year now. I had to do the other rear door six months ago also.

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