problems with doors not locking

[Blackburban09]

has anybody had this problem that the door locks dont open or close at all any imput is appriciated
and also my remote start doesnt work anymore

 

[GM Customer Service]

Were you planning on having this issue addressed by your dealership? Please keep me updated when the issue has been taken care of.

Thank you,
Caron, GM Customer Service

has anybody had this problem that the door locks dont open or close at all any imput is appriciated
and also my remote start doesnt work anymore

 

[bryanfeelsgood]

Were you planning on having this issue addressed by your dealership? Please keep me updated when the issue has been taken care of.

Thank you,
Caron, GM Customer Service

I swear that's all this guy ever says...

Do they not lock just when you're using you key fob or can you not lock/unlock from the buttons on the armrest either?

 

[carcrz]

Were you planning on having this issue addressed by your dealership? Please keep me updated when the issue has been taken care of.

Thank you,
Caron, GM Customer Service

really dude is that all you got to say!!!!!!!!!!

you may need you key fob reprogramed

 

[Blackburban09]

it's inside the car with the key every time only 2 doors unlock or lock an no it's not the key fob

 

[bryanfeelsgood]

Only thing I can think of is your door lock actuators have failed or are failing.

Doesn't explain why your remote start isn't working though. Did this all happen at the same time or has it slowly gotten worse over time?

 

[Blackburban09]

yea it's my door actuators and my check engine light on

 

[Blackburban09]

so dealer quoted me 300 perdoor is that even possible???

 

[bryanfeelsgood]

A quick search on GMpartsdirect.com shows them available for between $60 and $80 each. But with labor $300 sounds close for a dealer quote.

My guess is the install can't be too bad, might be worth doing yourself.

FYI, on gmpartsdirect it's Electrical > Body Electrical > Front Door > Lock Actuator

 

[ltzhoe08]

Hey black burb, I had 3 replaced already and the forth just went other day. Dealer replaced my actuators . My tahoe is an 08 and it was under warranty so not sure why ur 09 should not be covered

 

[THE YETI]

we had one replaced on our 08, but we have the GMPP Major Guard Warranty.

 

[Blackburban09]

I have 56,*** miles

 

[Blackburban09]

do you guys think I could change the actuators myself ?

 

[Blackburban09]

and it turns out that if something like an emissions code is thrown the remote start no longer works

 

[91RS]

Bad door lock actuators. You may call your dealer if you've been doing your service work there and see if they can goodwill them since it is a common failure (no it isn't a recall because it isn't safety). The remote start stops working if the check engine light is on, could be covered by your powertrain warranty depending on what the problem is.

 

[1sikyukon]

100% your door lock actuators. Mine went out about 6 times since I had my yukon. Usually happens when you unlock the car and at the exact moment somone opens the door. It breaks the actuator. They made them soo cheap for these cars it takes very little effort to break them. Dealerships fix these left and right so they keep the parts in stock....if the car is under warranty take it in theyll have it fixed in less then an hour. If not I heard its about 200$ just for the actuator =/. Good luck

 

[recurveman]

and it turns out that if something like an emissions code is thrown the remote start no longer works

So my wife's tahoe sounds just like yours. She has the check engine light on. I had it checked and basically the fuel overfill container???? had fuel in it and that made the check engine light come on. Didn't really plan on getting it fixed since it isn't causing any harm. Then my wife tells me that the remote start doesn't work. Well now I know why.

Her actuators are SHOT. They are complete junk in less than 3 years. We will see how that works out. $300 per door is NOT an option right now.

Thanks for the info.

Chad

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gmpartsdirect.com has the actuators for $140 each. You have got to be kidding me. I have a hard time believing that I'm going to spend $560 bucks for actuators for her tahoe. The worst part is knowing that you will have to spend that much money again in just a year or two.

Chad

 

[OnE_bAd_HoE]

i had this same problem in my 08 tahoe all 4 actuators went out a 2 months after my warrenty expired.I was told by the dealer manager that chevy does not have a recall on them but they very aware that the nnbs have a problem with the actuators failing.so a little bit of complaining and they replaced mine for free.

 

[a2t]

More info on the subject :

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29543

And ... "Caron" is all over the Edmunds thread too... posting useless info. Probably a bot, paid for by bail out $$$.