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I searched and installed the actuator according to the DIY.

So here is the deal

When the car door is open, the alarm will engage when I hit the button, but door won't lock. When the car door is close, the door will lock but the alarm won't engage.

I had the assembly and actuator a part for a good while trying to figure it out. Any ideas...Thanks.

 
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oh lord, rob posting to ask a question!?! the worlds coming to an end!! something wrong with your harness? did it just start to happen randomly? just throwing out ideas :P

free bump after 8 mins though :P

 
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The drivers door stopped locking with the remote when I got back from vacation. I replaced the actuator today and it is opening and locking with the remote better. However, the alarm won't arm when the door is shut.

 
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maybe you had to do something with the alarm electronically if you replaced the actuator. you probably pulled the battery already so i have no idea. maybe something in the harness or even the immobilizer? hrm... since i have time on my hands, let me go google

 
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hrm, is there any valet mode type of deal with our EMII's? Or is there a circuit in the door panel or kick panel that got fried when changing the actuator that regulates to see if your door is closed or not? But now that i think about it, it wouldnt lock if the circuit/sensor was busted.

 
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There is a switch that senses the position for the drivers lock.

If you close the doors and push down the drivers lock **** do the doors lock ?

 
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No, I have to pull the door handle. When I had the piece apart, it didn't seem to engage the the piece that pulls the door handle open so the door can lock. It's weird.

 
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So, You can lock the drivers door when it is open without pulling a handle ?? And you need to pull a handle when it's closed for it to lock ?? That is backwards from traditional.

Did you replace only the actuator assy or the entire latch assy ??

 
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Just the actuator. I have to pull the handle to lock it when the door is open. It will lock when the door is closed (even when I hit the alarm).

Why would I need to replace the latch assay too?

 
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Someone mentioned once that they had ordered the entire latch (includes actuator) and it was not much more money.
The service manual shows the procedure for the latch but not the actuator.

 
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Yeah, but I already installed the actuator without the lock assay. Why would I go buy the whole piece now? And the pic doesn't make it clear what is what...damnit..

 
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Edwin saves the day...G, you were right, I accidentally put it in valet mode. It is all fixed now.

 
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n00b with the answer for the OG's question FTMFW

 
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you had a potential answer, but you didn't tell me how to fix it. And just because I'm OG, doesn't mean I know everything. I still pwn you though.

 
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you shoudl of made a good DIY robb...

 
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but can i has a cookie for trying? or at least a beer