Toyota Tacoma Door Latch Problems

Peel back the plastic shroud and follow the door lock rod to the bottom of the door.

Toyota tacoma door latch problems.

Once they are removed there are three bolts that hold it to the door. It sounded like the doors were trying to lock except for the driver door. The problem has progressed from bad to worse. Replace the motor and then reverse the directions.

Remove the bolts and is will come out. People take their driver s door for granted until it gets stuck shut. If you have one door that is causing the issue you likely have a bad actuator motor. Door latch left front.

The most recently reported issues are listed below. I also learned that it can get pretty expensive to have toyota fix the issue. Discussion in 1st gen. Tacomas 1995 2004 started by whizfish jan 16.

I have attached an exploded view of the door with the latch assembly. Problem with my door lock latch. I did a little research and learned that this is a fairly common problem with tacos. The driver door handle has stopped opening the door.

This motor powers the door locking mechanism. This should fix the problem. Take a look at it and you will see where the screws are located as well as the linkages. Simply swap it out with a new fuse.

The toyota tacoma has a power door lock integration relay under the dash in a junction box. At the end of the rod is the actuator motor. While removing panel look for and detach electrical cables. Toyota tacoma owners have reported 6 problems related to door latch under the latches locks linkage category.

If you have both of these problems you have a bad relay. This video shows the door lock latch for a 1998 toyota camry though it might give reference for other models as well i show how it operates and tell how to. In order to fix it follow these steps. Single door fails to lock unlock.

Rather than replacing the entire door lock actuator you can replace the little motor that is inside the. Remove the door panel by finding screws along the exterior of the door and on the arm rest. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of toyota tacoma based on all problems reported for the tacoma. This relay sends power to the door locks and power windows.

Here is a video on a toyota of the lock being replaced. Let s see if w.