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93XLEcamry · 08-02-2010, 01:34 AM

ok long story short....lost alarm remote, so now i have to manually use key to lock/unlock doors......but i have noticed that the passenger door wont open using the key..the driver side is ok though...my question is, is something wrong with the door?? or does that happen to everyone else??? gen3

abew330 · 08-02-2010, 09:08 AM

more so now i have been noticing it being difficult to unlock my driver door with the key.. i would think its the lock cylinder

you try removing the door panel to look at the metal links? maybe one loose

eddie926 · 08-02-2010, 09:13 AM

One possibility...

When you turn the key in the lock, the cylinder your turning has a clip on it that attaches to a control rod that actuates the locking mechanism. If the control rod comes out of the clip, or the clip breaks, etc., then turning the key will do nothing because you're no longer moving the control rod.

Just had that problem on one of my Camrys. The control rod had popped out of the clip for some reason. I was able to take the door panel off and pop the rod back into the clip.

93XLEcamry · 08-02-2010, 05:05 PM

ok...i'll check to see if its the problem....btw is it a hard fix?? or its pretty straight forward???...

JimBowNut · 08-02-2010, 07:58 PM

As a T. Parts Counter Jockey i have people come in all the time w that issue.

Most of the time a new key made from T. Key Code takes care of that situation.

Most times. Sometimes you must replace the lock cylinder. And it doesn't come keyed to your vehicle. So you should ask what locksmith the dealer uses. It will save some headache calling various locksmiths.

Ask at the parts counter. The service department has no interest in helping you to do it yourself.

JimBowNut · 08-02-2010, 08:11 PM

OK....I looked for a transmitter remote for gen3 and cannot find that in reg. T. EPC.

I'm wondering if your car came w that remote? Or if it was an aftermarket job.

If T.brand the it was ordered w the car as an accessory, anyway I was just trying to find the
T. part #.

J.

93XLEcamry · 08-03-2010, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimBowNut

OK....I looked for a transmitter remote for gen3 and cannot find that in reg. T. EPC.

I'm wondering if your car came w that remote? Or if it was an aftermarket job.

If T.brand the it was ordered w the car as an accessory, anyway I was just trying to find the
T. part #.

J.

yep...came with car