I have a 1997 Saturn SL2 The rear passenger door all of a sudden stopped staying shut. Im a broke single mom but concider myself pretty mechanical (and I like going to junk yards lol) Anyone want to give me some words of wisdom on this problem? I think its an issue with the latch needing to be replaced. Any help woudl be GREATLY appreciated! THX

If there is still a problem with your brakes take it back to the shop and they should look at it free. They should probably fix it too.

Sounds like the latch is seized or the tension spring is broke.
You'll probably have to replace the latch.

I would replace the remote, this remote is very prone to this type of problem.

you will need a helper to pump the pedal do it with the engine off have them pump the pedal hold it down and then open the bleeder do the several times til all the air is pushed out make sure not to let the reservoir go empty if it does you will need to bleed all 4 wheels

This is a pretty common problem on GM cars. Expensive to fix, and even harder to diagnose. Read this info found on this link. It will help you understand the problem and offers some good solutions to beat this yourself. Bypassing this terrible system is a lot better than trying to have it fixed. Instead of paying the dealer mechanic to stumble thru the system and charge you for unwanted items, do this yourself.

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get a repair manual by haynes or go online with chilton or mitchell-------librarysec629 has many books

There IS a fuse under the hood...the green 30A big boy labeled power/convenience. Use a multimeter to check power coming into the relay...if it's not there probably the fuse. If it is there, could be the switches.

If it's the fuse, go to a junkyard and get one cheap. But then, they're pretty cheap new too.

you have a bad wiring connector or a short in the dash wiring...best to take it to a reputable mechanic and have it corrected before something else shorts out.

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One of your door lock inside switches are bad.Find the one that doesn't feel right when you push it in either lock or unlock.The internal spring is broke causing the lock relay to keep try to lock or unlock until it gets hot & protects.

i think a sl2 has two they are on the driver side of the engine near the bottom of the head 2 wires going to them . i have a single ohc so yours may be different. the saturn fourms have all the info you will ever need