Even since I got my '05 scion xb it has not worked. The remote unlocks/locks all doors & hatch but not the driver door. When I use the power door lock/unlock button on either the driver side or the passenger side in the car it does not lock/unlock the driver door either. What should I do? Can I replace one specific part, if so which part or will I need to have the whole door replaced?

 

my 05 scion tc does the same thing. But does it randomly, one day it works perfectly other days wont work at all...

insterested in knowing people's input

 

sounds like a fuse problem. but i'd check the connection behind the door panel first make sure the harness is in all the way.

 

Replace the door lock motor.

 

Search these forums for door lock actuator. When they start to go at first it will be intermitten, then finally does nothing for one door( usually the driver door cause that one goes everytime you hit the button twice when you unlock all doors).

They run about 35 dollars at the dealer.

And if it was a fuse it wouldn't work on all the doors and windows ( they run off the same fuse )

 

Yep, when it happened to me it was the door lock motor, so I think that's your issue.

 

i programed my rke to unlock all the doors in one button push not two

 

when did this start happening?

 

It has been going on since I bought the car used about 3 months ago. I have no idea when it started in the first place.

 

check out my DIY at club xb it will show you how to replace to motor inside the actual actuator. Saved me tons of money. The motor was 5 dollars instead of $80 to $120 for the actuator.

 

link please?

 

clubxb.com

 

http://www.clubxb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42073

 

My daughters 2008 Scion xD drivers door actuator stopped working. Well it began working intermittently. So, I removed the door panel, unbolted and removed locking module, disassembled the module (a couple of screws and perimeter snaps), removed electric motor and carefully disassembled it to inspect issue. The motor's armature had typical carbon deposit, so, I lightly sanded armature & brushes with 1000grit, sprayed clean with mass air flow sensor cleaner, reassembled, works perfect. What happens over time is that the armature gets a carbon deposit hindering the transfer of electrical current from the brushes to spin the motor. Cleaning this armature and brushes will make it perform like brand new!
This saved me several hundred dollars from having the dealership repair it and it now works like new. This is just normal wear on these little electric motors over time.
NOTE: Be careful disassembling the module, when you reassemble it, there are certain parts that have to line up properly, you will see. Be careful and don't break any of the little tabs as you separate the module. when you disassemble the motor, be careful and don't drop it, the internal magnets can break. There are two little tabs on the metal case of the motor that you bend out and the motor will slide apart.
Good Luck!