Help with auto door lock problem??

[carterstuart]

My door locks on my 1999 suburban seem to be losing power when trying to open my doors with the switch inside the car as well as the remote control. It works fine sometimes but it also will act like there is not enough power to make the locks go up and down, when it does this there is a clicking noise I hear under the the steering wheel area. I wouldn't think it is a fuse since it does work sometimes. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -Stuart Carter

[amac209]

the clicking is the relay. theres a good posibility thats your problem

[Ketch]

Originally Posted by amac209

the clicking is the relay. theres a good posibility thats your problem

or...the relay is clicking only becazuse there is not enough power from the battery to move the locks????? have you checked to make sure your getting enough volts with engine running. ?

[carterstuart]

It still loses power and makes the clicking noise while the engine is on. I just purchased a new relay and once it comes in I'm going to swap it out, can anyone tell me where the realy is located under the steering column and how to switch it out? Any help appreciated. Thanks. Stuart

[moutnbykr]

I have a 97 sub, with the same problem. I can hear the relay clicking from somewhere under the dash. I hope you post your results of replacing. If you don't mind me asking, what was the price of the replacement?
thanks
shane

[Johnn]

I have a 1999 K2500 Suburban and have had the same problems that you are having. I am the Sales/Marketing Manager for a large motor coach company and had my Maintenance Manager look at the problem. After a quick inspection of the actuators in each door, he determined that the actuator motors had worn out!!! Chevrolet wanted $80 each for actuator and that was more than I wanted to shell out. I searched online and found aftermarket actuators at A-1 Electric (www.a1electric.com) for only $29.95 each. They arrived yesterday (all 4). We installed them last night and voila...all locks work with both the door switch and remote like the truck just left the factory!!!!!!
Good Luck.

[HopkinsINT]

Originally Posted by Johnn

I have a 1999 K2500 Suburban and have had the same problems that you are having. I am the Sales/Marketing Manager for a large motor coach company and had my Maintenance Manager look at the problem. After a quick inspection of the actuators in each door, he determined that the actuator motors had worn out!!! Chevrolet wanted $80 each for actuator and that was more than I wanted to shell out. I searched online and found aftermarket actuators at A-1 Electric (www.a1electric.com) for only $29.95 each. They arrived yesterday (all 4). We installed them last night and voila...all locks work with both the door switch and remote like the truck just left the factory!!!!!!
Good Luck.

Can you tell me how to get the door panel off. The lock on the pax side door is sticking. Thanks

[delucaj]

I have a 99 Suburban and the power door lock for the front passenger door does not work properly. (It moves very slightly). I assume the actuator needs replacement. I need help with removing the interior door panel. Does anyone know how to remove it?

Thanks

[Johnn]

You will need to purchase an "uphosterly removal tool" for about $10 at an automotive parts store. There are approx. 8 plastic spined pins that stick into small gromets around the outer rim of the door panel. They are about 3 inches in from the edge of the door trim. SLOWLY & GENTLY pry each one of them out of their gromet to take the door panel off. Get a bag of 12 new pins and gromets (at your local Chevy/GM dealership...about $1 each) to replace the ones that you will break during removal and reinstallation, so that your door won't rattle.

[moutnbykr]

I replaced the relay, hoping the easy and inexpensive fix would work. It didn't.
Out of the 5 doors, only the driver door locks/unlocks when the button is pushed. Are the actuators wired in series so if the passenger door actuator doesn't work nothing else behind it will work, or is it just a coincidence that the 4 would all fail at roughly the same time?

thanks