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2005 Highlander wimpy door locks

845 views 3 replies 3 participants last post by  Allan G-H  
#1 ·
I did a bit of a search, but nothing really matches my problem. Hopefully someone here can steer me in the right direction to figure out this issue.

If I try to unlock my doors with the FOB, I can hear the clicking of the doors unlocking, but it is almost as though they don't have enough strength to actually unlock (or lock).

When I use my key in the door and turn it right, I can hear all the actuators, but they won't fully unlock.

Once I am inside and hit the door unlock/lock button on the armrest, same thing, I hear them all trying, but they never unlock/lock until completion.

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Thank you.
 
#4 ·
One thing we all seem to have fallen-down on doing....well, me, anyways....is battery maintenance.

If you have a battery that isn't a sealed maintenance free type, and you have done nothing to it in terms of checking and maintaining electrolyte levels, in about two years? Yeah. Definitely check the battery yourself, or have it tested.

I don't know if that's your situation, or not, but that was how my last battery lost its life, so I guess that I'm just sharing that.