Shifting Does Not Lock Doors

If your doorknob mechanism fails internally you can t repair it.

Shifting does not lock doors.

Again if one door doesn t work but others do the problem could be with the door lock solenoid. A fuse is blown. Doors not locking automatically when shifting and moving in drive. When the key is in the ignition and in the on position and when all doors are shut they will automatically lock when you move the shift lever out of park.

Turn the ignition back to the 3 on position. Press and hold the door lock and unlock switch for 5 seconds or more in the unlock direction within 20 seconds after turning the power supply position on. The solenoid is bad. Jump to latest follow 1 12 of 12 posts.

Turn ignition switch on 3. This is a cheap and easy fix. It has power door locks that engage automagically at 10mph or so. Discussion starter 1 nov 29.

If one door doesn t work but others do the problem could be a blown fuse. Insert your key and turn it a few times to work the graphite into. Step 2 mode 2 cancels the automatic locking and unlocking function so that they do not operate at any time. Some factory and aftermarket alarms lock the doors as you shift out of park or the car goes faster than 7 10 mph and unlock when shift to park or turn off ignition.

If your door is badly warped it may not seal properly even when you move the door jamb. Replacing the fuse will correct the problem. If you have the option to cancel this option and lock the doors manually then you know the signal input wire s have loose connection and are the culprits. The switching is completed when the hazard lamp blinks.

2000 clk 430 cab joined oct 28 2004 565 posts. Press the power door unlock control on the door panel three times. The complete lockset including the doorknob. Mode 1 this mode connects the shift position with automatic door locking but notably not unlocking.

Close all doors below door switch off 2. Check the draft. How to fix a door that will not lock things you will need. Looking through the manual it s not really clear by the wording if they should or shouldn t.

When i stop and shift back into park they don t unlock as they do on my 03 tahoe. Squeeze the tube to inject a few puffs of graphite into the hole. Press the power door unlock control three times. When all the doors are closed and the key is in the on position moving the shift lever out of park will automatically lock all doors.

Turn the ignition from the 3 on to the 1 off lock position. Mode 2 this mode simply turns off the feature. Replacing it may require removing the car door panel.