Mini Cooper Driver Door Won T Lock

The dealer was called and an estimate for the repair was given over the phone.

Mini cooper driver door won t lock.

Mini cooper s door locking problems intermitant fault on drivers door will not unlock sometimes the passenger door is the same sometimes the inside swiitch will not work sometimes the doors don t lock when. Had my local kia dealer run a diagnostics test which by the way they have done all the service since new. Driver side door will not lock with fob or manually. I am the new owner of a 2003 mini with 86 000 miles.

I have a 2013 kia soul that i bought new in 2012. It has been a great vehicle. When pressing the lock down physically it pops back up as if the key was still in the ignition as a safeguard preventing you from locking your keys in the car. The current and failure mileage were 18 500.

With the actuator in position start threading one of the three torx screws that hold it to the door. The component that needed to be replaced was unknown. I had to lock and unlock the passenger door by hand. This video is applicable to the 07 08 09 10.

While looking for the cause of the problem i checked all of the fuses and they are fine. 1a auto shows you how to repair install fix change or replace a broken or snapped power door lock actuator. This will hold it in place enough while you reconnect the exterior handle cable. While holding the unlock button press and release the lock centre mini logo button 3 times within 10 seconds.

If doing the driver side door you will also need to position the key lock rod into place for the star end to slide into its place in the actuator. I was told i needed a drivers side central locking switch actuator. Within 30 seconds of removing the key press and hold the lock and unlock buttons at the same time the mini button in the middle is the lock button and the button nearest the key blade is the unlock button. The driver and passenger doors would not open if the vehicle was locked with the remote.