A few weeks/months ago the front door lock actuator went “bad” in my ‘14 Camry. It wouldn’t consistently lock the driver side door, and I say consistently because for some reason, on some days locking the car works just fine. Took it to Toyota and they want something like $1200 for the repair.
I looked up this repair on YouTube and think i could see it through, but as a layman I’m not sure of course.
I’m hoping somebody has an ace up their sleeve and knows a simple trick to fix it lol. If not I’ll end up taking it in, just wanted to get some trained opinions. Thank you
Door panel is a pita, but the rest of it is pretty simple. Sounds more like a plug than the actuator. Dig around the kick panel near the door. There will be several connectors going into the boot to the door. Ensure all are properly seated and gently tug on each wire in each connector (sometimes the pins are not properly seated in the connections).
If nothing there, THEN tackle that door panel. Look up a few videos of the removal prior to attempting.