97 Explorer Sport driver side lock

May 23, 2004 6 Replies

The driver side door lock/key hole randomly 'jams' when I try to unlock it. The automatic door lock mechanisms have been replaced but the driver side lock still randomly jams. When the door is locked and I insert the key and begin to turn it to unlock the door it looks as if it is going to open but doesn't. So I have to go to the passenger side and open the door and unlock the drivers side from the inside. Sometimes, the drivers side door unlocks, and sometimes it jams. Anyone have similar problems and know how to fix it? Hope this wasn't too confusing. Thanks in advance.



Wes


Sorry, Wes.. it left this old guy addle brained (but that's not hard to do most days...). Are you saying that you can turn the key but the button doesn't lift or you can't turn the key far enough to do stuff, or you can't hardly turn the key much at all?

I can turn the key all the way and the button lifts somewhat, but will not lift all the way to release the lock. Hope that clarifies what I was intending to say. Thanks in advance.

Great, thanks for the info.

I had the same thing happen to both locks on my 98 Sport. A shot of WD40 in the lock, and it works good as new.

Dave

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