My brothers drivers door had been acting up for several months now so today I removed both key pads and cleaned them. The passenger door opens fine but after cleaning I still can't get the drivers door to open. I tried swapping the passenger key pad to the drivers side but it still will not work. The red light on the door will light up and but it will not open. The drivers side inside switch will not work either. Anybody got any ideas? His car is a 08 C6. Thanks for any insight and help!

Thanks,
BYC

 

latch in B pillar they go bad

 

Most likely it's the latch in the B pillar. I have an 08, changed mine two years ago. It's not hard to change, and I think the part was about $100.00

 

the part is much more expensive than that

 

Sorry, the part is $ 154.66 at gm parts direct.

 

Thanks can somebody show me how to swap it out?

 

Someone did a UTube video on how to change it out. It's easy. Only 3 screws. Do a search for it.

 

Thanks! Can somebody send me a link where to buy it online cheaper than the dealer? would rather not deal with gmpartsdirect.

 

it is not as easy as opening three screws - you have to know how to open the interior moulding which I was unable to figure out without the proper tools - I would be interested to know how to access the latch

 

You have to remove the door sill interior piece first by pulling up with your fingers. You can feel where the clips are.

Then remove the two push pins where the halo trim meets the b pillar. This is the hardest part of the job, I used two interior tools with a towel behind them to pull them out.

Then I used my hand to pull the b pillar trim off, just a few metal clips holding it in place.

Then you remove the moisture barrier

Then you have access to the latch.

Unscrew the latch

Remove the cables for the manual release.

Mount the cables on the new latch and reassemble.

The b pillar trim piece does not have a plastic guide, so getting the middle metal clip in can be hard to line up up, since you are blind to it's location.


DJ

 

I'm doing the same thing. The latch was $170 with shipping from a GM parts center. The trim removal takes som patience. But is necessary to access the latch. I pulled one of the fasteners off the pillar piece but it's no biggie because they were glued there by GM anyway. I epoxied it back on like new. I'm waiting for the latch to arrive. The part # is88956758.
Dave

 

Well, I pulled off the interior moulding with the two tools I had handy--my hands. Just remember it slips in and out under the sill moulding. Nothing broke. Then peel away the rubberized mat that's in the way. Remove the 3 screws, take the bad actuator out. Switchover the connector and the remote cables and reinstall.

 

Thanks for all the help! So far this is the cheapest place I have found for the part with shipping. Anybody found it cheaper?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-OEM-Front-Door-Door-Lock-Kit-88956758-/141701899451?hash=item20fe1764bb&vxp=mtr

 

Got the door latch in the mail and swapped out on my brothers C6 and it fixed the problem! Thanks again Corvetteforum!

 

Glad to hear you fixed it


DJ

 

Score!