door wont unlock even with the key!?

[adversary]

any idea what to do? my door wont unlock, even with the key! any ideas?

 

[ucanbeatme]

can you see the little knob thats on the top near the window.. or has it gone into the door..

 

[seijirou]

what are the symptoms. can you even turn the key? if not you might have a frozen power door lock actuator if you have power door locks. it's also possible that the pushrod has come unclipped from the key cylinder or from the latch on the door itself. take off the door panel and have a look-see.

 

[Scorcher2005]

your door lock actuator is the culprit. Go to Jrichkers website to see how to replace them for cheap

 

[90mustangGT]

My actuator went bad, and using the key ended up breaking the rod that goes from the lock to the latch. I haven't fixed it, will one day when the door handle breaks.

 

[HISSIN50]

if frozen, you can unattach the rod from the acutator (so you have manual locks and the key works).
JR's retrofit works great.
good luck.

 

[1990LXDropTop]

any idea what to do? my door wont unlock, even with the key! any ideas?

One of my actuators is dead too, and I can unlock the door just fine. I had the same problem you have when I had my 91GT. It turned out to be the door latch. They can rust over time and will sieze up. Get a new one: http://www.50resto.com

 

[04sleeper]

This is the kind of actuator that is used to retrofit your old one. I have used these for years and the work great. http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=330-010

 

[adversary]

i can see the little "silver bullet" thing, it's down so i have no way of grabbing it. it did not fall all the way though, it's just in the lock position. i have electric door locks. can you take off the panel with the door closed though? and no the key wont turn, i can turn it slightly, but if i go anymore if feels like the key will break!

 

[ucanbeatme]

Can you use the unlock button to unlock it.. Maybe you can check the fuse..

 

[bmorrisj]

hmm, my driver door acuator continuously chatters as long as the unlock button is held and its quite annoying when the alarm unlocks the doors, the same actuator holds when the lock button is held, and the pass side holds when lock or unlock is used....

sorry dont mean to threadjack