Driver's Door Won't Lock

[rutkind]

I have a '99 Oldsmobile Bravada and my driver's door will not lock when I either press the lock button on the door or on the keyless remote. I can lock the door if I manually push down the lock so I am at least locked up.

The lock looks like it tries to move down a little bit but wont. So I opened up the door panel to check it out and see if something was blocking it and there was nothing. When I lock the door manually there is no feeling of extra pressure needed. So at this point I am stumped.

Any one have any advice or ideas?

[Leeann94astro]

Did you check to see that the actuator was plugged in? If it is, the actuator needs to be tested as it might be bad.

[rutkind]

Where is the actuator located? In the door panel I assume but what part?

[Chris Stewart]

I found one of mine sticking once. I looked at the end of the door where the latching stuff is and when I worked the manual knob up & down, I saw a lever working inside the latching stuff. I gave it a good shot of penetrating oil while working the manual knob and it got easier to work. Soon the electrics started working like new.