Driver side door will not open
06-28-2018, 10:48 AM
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Driver side door will not open
Drivers door will not open...replaced door pad with right side pad as well as a new pad without success.. Here is the quirky part ...after attempting to open the driver side door with out success i go open the right door and then i go to the driver side door and it opens. Any suggestion will be appreciated
06-28-2018, 12:23 PM
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Drifting
Everything else on the door work? Does the button from the inside open the door? If the door control module malfunctions it will throw a code. Pull your codes and see what you have. If it's electronic you'll have one. Not sure how old your car is but I have also seen chaffed wires in the accordion in the door jam give intermittent issues.
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06-28-2018, 01:32 PM
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[QUOTE=bmfvette;1597496893]Everything else on the door work? Does the button from the inside open the door? If the door control module malfunctions it will throw a code. Pull your codes and see what you have. If it's electronic you'll have one. Not sure how old your car is but I have also seen chaffed wires in the accordion in the door jam give intermittent issues.
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Car is 2008 with moderate use 38,500 miles.... When the unlock button is depressed the window comes down as it should but door does not unlock. Inside button does not work. Where is the the malfunction code displayed? I have an OBD II but no codes showed up. Thanks
[/Car is 2008 with moderate use 38,500 miles.... When the unlock button is depressed the window comes down as it should but door does not unlock. Inside button does not work. Where is the the malfunction code displayed? I have an OBD II but no codes showed up. Thanks
06-28-2018, 02:03 PM
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[QUOTE=One-O-Wonder;1597497415]
A faulty door module will produce a B-xxxx code, something like a B-2517 possibly. Very very few code readers can read anything other than P-xxxx codes. Only a few like a Tech II or an Autoenginuity with a GM upgrade will read B codes. An emissions scan tool is just going to produce no codes found, but doesn't mean there are no codes.
Everything else on the door work? Does the button from the inside open the door? If the door control module malfunctions it will throw a code. Pull your codes and see what you have. If it's electronic you'll have one. Not sure how old your car is but I have also seen chaffed wires in the accordion in the door jam give intermittent issues.
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Car is 2008 with moderate use 38,500 miles.... When the unlock button is depressed the window comes down as it should but door does not unlock. Inside button does not work. Where is the the malfunction code displayed? I have an OBD II but no codes showed up. Thanks
[/Car is 2008 with moderate use 38,500 miles.... When the unlock button is depressed the window comes down as it should but door does not unlock. Inside button does not work. Where is the the malfunction code displayed? I have an OBD II but no codes showed up. Thanks
06-28-2018, 03:12 PM
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Drifting
Nope, you are both correct. Most retail scan tools only read codes stored in the ECM. The door modules talk directly to the BCM and I doubt they would get passed to the ECM. Outside of a TechII, VCX NANO that comes with TECHII/WIN you will need a professional grade scanner to read the BCM codes as Blindspot is suggesting.
The one post about indexing the windows is a quick easy check.
You said the inside button doesn't work. Does that mean same symptoms as outside pad? The window vents to open the door but the latch doesn't work?
Is opening the passenger door and then the drivers door as you described, is that consistent?
The one post about indexing the windows is a quick easy check.
You said the inside button doesn't work. Does that mean same symptoms as outside pad? The window vents to open the door but the latch doesn't work?
Is opening the passenger door and then the drivers door as you described, is that consistent?
06-30-2018, 11:06 AM
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Nope, you are both correct. Most retail scan tools only read codes stored in the ECM. The door modules talk directly to the BCM and I doubt they would get passed to the ECM. Outside of a TechII, VCX NANO that comes with TECHII/WIN you will need a professional grade scanner to read the BCM codes as Blindspot is suggesting.
The one post about indexing the windows is a quick easy check.
You said the inside button doesn't work. Does that mean same symptoms as outside pad? The window vents to open the door but the latch doesn't work?
Is opening the passenger door and then the drivers door as you described, is that consistent?
The one post about indexing the windows is a quick easy check.
You said the inside button doesn't work. Does that mean same symptoms as outside pad? The window vents to open the door but the latch doesn't work?
Is opening the passenger door and then the drivers door as you described, is that consistent?
Window vents when inside door open button is depressed and when the door pad is depressed but door still does not open. Disconnected the battery in the slight hope that would work but with in success..
Looks like an expensive($500) visit to MacMulkin. Door jam mechanism is listed at $380 and it looks like a one hour labor. time to buy a C-8. thanks for your help.
07-07-2018, 12:26 AM
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[QUOTE=One-O-Wonder;1597497415]
I've had the same problem as you on my 2008 for about a year....It will NOT show any codes.The problem on my 08 is the door lock in the B pillar (Door Jam)...Not to common but a lot of vette owners had the same problem.
Everything else on the door work? Does the button from the inside open the door? If the door control module malfunctions it will throw a code. Pull your codes and see what you have. If it's electronic you'll have one. Not sure how old your car is but I have also seen chaffed wires in the accordion in the door jam give intermittent issues.
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Car is 2008 with moderate use 38,500 miles.... When the unlock button is depressed the window comes down as it should but door does not unlock. Inside button does not work. Where is the the malfunction code displayed? I have an OBD II but no codes showed up. Thanks
[/Car is 2008 with moderate use 38,500 miles.... When the unlock button is depressed the window comes down as it should but door does not unlock. Inside button does not work. Where is the the malfunction code displayed? I have an OBD II but no codes showed up. Thanks
07-07-2018, 12:34 AM
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This procedure was not consistent and now does work at all.
Window vents when inside door open button is depressed and when the door pad is depressed but door still does not open. Disconnected the battery in the slight hope that would work but with in success..
Looks like an expensive($500) visit to MacMulkin. Door jam mechanism is listed at $380 and it looks like a one hour labor. time to buy a C-8. thanks for your help.
Window vents when inside door open button is depressed and when the door pad is depressed but door still does not open. Disconnected the battery in the slight hope that would work but with in success..
Looks like an expensive($500) visit to MacMulkin. Door jam mechanism is listed at $380 and it looks like a one hour labor. time to buy a C-8. thanks for your help.
07-07-2018, 09:08 AM
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2010 GS.I cleaned and swapped pads but no change. When drivers door won't open inside button doesn't work, window operates and mirrors operate. Door module??? BCM???
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