E30 door lock problem

1991 318iS The power locks do not work from the driver's door. They appear
to work from the passenger side (I can hear what I believe is the sound of
the locks working) but it doesn't lock the driver's door. I can actuate the
locks from the trunk, but again not effect one the driver's door. Where do
I start looking/testing to find the culprit? Thanks

Matt

Does your car have remote power locks? Can you lock the driver's door from
the outside with the key? There are 2 lock settings with a key only system.
One position just locks all the doors, the other is the security lock which
can ONLY be unlocked from the driver's door.



"MWarren" > wrote in message
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> 1991 318iS The power locks do not work from the driver's door. They
> appear
> to work from the passenger side (I can hear what I believe is the sound of
> the locks working) but it doesn't lock the driver's door. I can actuate
> the
> locks from the trunk, but again not effect one the driver's door. Where
> do
> I start looking/testing to find the culprit? Thanks
>
> Matt
>
>

In article >,
MWarren > wrote:
> 1991 318iS The power locks do not work from the driver's door. They
> appear to work from the passenger side (I can hear what I believe is the
> sound of the locks working) but it doesn't lock the driver's door. I
> can actuate the locks from the trunk, but again not effect one the
> driver's door. Where do I start looking/testing to find the culprit?
> Thanks

Sounds very like a faulty motor on the driver's door.

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> 1991 318iS The power locks do not work from the driver's door. They appear
> to work from the passenger side (I can hear what I believe is the sound of
> the locks working) but it doesn't lock the driver's door. I can actuate the
> locks from the trunk, but again not effect one the driver's door. Where do
> I start looking/testing to find the culprit? Thanks

Could be a bad motor. But I'd also unplug the connector to the door as
the pins at the bottom can rust out.

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"MWarren" > wrote in message
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> Where do
> I start looking/testing to find the culprit? Thanks


Inside the driver's door.

"tech27" > wrote in message
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> Does your car have remote power locks? Can you lock the driver's door from
> the outside with the key? There are 2 lock settings with a key only
system.
> One position just locks all the doors, the other is the security lock
which
> can ONLY be unlocked from the driver's door.
>

No, I do not have the remote locking system. The key will lock and unlock
the driver door, or it can be done from inside the car. I wouldn't think it
to be just the motor since the other locks don't lock from there.