@jrichker
This tag is for one of our members who has a pretty extensive checklist for door locks. He'll get an alert when he logs in to come to this thread.
There are several things that can cause your symptoms. I think he's got them all covered.
1.) Are the locks difficult to operate with a key? If so, a healthy shot of WD40 through the soda straw the comes with the can is a good place to start. Spraying the whole door lock mechanism with WD40 is also a recommended thing to do.
2.) Are you using new replacement actuators or used actuators?
3.) Do the door lock actuators work OK when they are not connected to the door locks? If not, then you have an electrical problem. Disconnect the actuators and use a test light across the contacts in the actuator wiring connector. Toggle the door lock switches each way and make sure the test light works both ways.
Sounds like it is WD40 time. Spray the locking mechanism with lots of WD40. Use the red straw to spray inside the lock cylinder.
I had my drivers side lock not work with a key for years, even after a new door lock actuator, spraying the lock with WD40, Lock Houdini, Lock Ease, ECT. So I replaced the door locks with new locks and works like a charm now. It is nice to be able to unlock the drivers side door with a key once again.
Even after I took the old drivers side door lock out of the door and tried to turn the lock with the key it would not turn so evidently the lock itself went bad over time.
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