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Automatic doors not so good....
My 2005 Saturn automatic sliding door is stuck closed. the lock will not move manually or with the automatic lock system. How do I take it apart( keep in mind it is stuck closed) so I can un jam the lock and open the door. Prior to this I did have the problem with the door chime going off when the door was closed. this problem has been happening since year one.
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Try an obvious thing first. Check the actual runner channels on the body of the vehicle aren't full of dirt and rubbish. I've been caught out by silly stuff like that!
This sounds like it might be an issue with the 'Automatic' part of the door. Does the Auto close still work? Something might have come loose inside the mechanism and is blocking the doors movement.
If the door was off it's tracks the door wouldn't sit right when closed and you would have trouble locking it. The door would look either twisted, where the door gap is wider at one end than the other, or it would sit further out at the top or bottom as you look down the side of the vehicle, where it's jumped out of its runners.
These automatic side doors are extremely complicated and require a trained technician to repair wit the factory repair guides to go by, there are many adjustments to be made and sometimes that is all they need plus some cleaning and lubrication of the latch and moving parts. My best advice is let the dealer fix this.
The door sensor is inside the latch it probably got wet this happen to my 07 aura take a clean spay bottle full of rubbing alcohol and spay it into the latch soak the intire latch very well by the next day it should have evaporated all the water it fixed mine hope this helps
I assume you mean that the central locking system will not lock the doors but you can do so manually.
Get inside the vehicle and close all doors.
On each rear door, lock and unlock the mechanism manually a couple of times. In other words do not use the key pad.
Then
leave both rear doors in the locked position (manual locking) and
operate the lock button on you key pad to operate the central locking
system. Wait a few seconds then hit unlock on your key pad and a few
seconds later hit lock on your key pad.
If the system fails to
lock your rear doors you will need to get the vehicle to an auto
electrician to check out the issue and rectify it for you. There are a
number of possible causes which cannot be identified without physically
checking the system. So you will need to have this rectified by a
professional.
sounds like a safety trigger as in a pinch sensor or a hall sensor in the motor. does the door have a drag like feel when you open it manually or does it just zing open as it should. if it drags when u open it. i would vote motor. make sure your tracks are clean and free just lube it up with wd40
The 2006 Vibe no longer has that feature. It was discontinued after 2005. I have the 2005 so I know how to change it. If your 2006 is able to change then here are the directions from my 2005.
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks
If you have an automatic transaxle, your vehicle is equipped with an auto door lock/unlock feature which enables you to program your power door locks.
Your vehicle left the factory programmed to Mode 4.
The following is a list of the available programming options:
Mode 1: All doors and liftgate lock when the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and all doors and liftgate closed. There is no automatic door unlocking.
Mode 2: No automatic door locking or unlocking.
Mode 3: All doors and liftgate lock when the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and all doors and liftgate closed. All doors and liftgate unlock when the shift lever is moved to PARK (P) with the ignition on.
Mode 4: All doors and liftgate lock when the shift lever is moved out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and all doors and liftgate closed. All doors and liftgate unlock when the ignition switch is turned from ON to ACC or to LOCK. To change the mode you are in, do the following:
1. Set the interior lamp control dial to the door position.
See Interior Lamps Control on page 3-16.
2. Move the shift lever into PARK (P) and close all doors and liftgate.
3. Turn the ignition to ON.
4. Within five seconds after the ignition is turned to ON, press and hold the power door lock switch in
the lock position for about five seconds.
5. The interior lamp will flash to indicate that the mode has been changed. For example, if the lamp flashes once, the function has been changed to Mode 1.
If the battery is disconnected or run down, the mode is changed to the initial mode which is Mode 4.
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