2007 Yaris SR - Door Unlocking Issue

January 30, 2020

Hi all, hope you're well.

I've an issue with my car being unable to unlock fully, and I was hoping you'd be able to help.

When I try to unlock my car with the fob, my doors and the boot unlock as they should, with the exception of my driver-side door. When it fails to unlock, my car cycles through the locks a few times before locking all the doors again.

I can't unlock the driver side door with the key - it only turns towards the locked position. When I try to unlock it with the spinner above the handle from inside, I'm able to rotate it towards the unlocked position, but it snaps back to locked immediately. There's a little bit of resistance when I do this. I suspect it's the cable or actuator, but I'm not certain.

It's also fixed itself as of 3 hours after I noticed it, after I drove to work.

I'd greatly appreciate any assistance you might be able to provide.

January 30, 2020

Its cold and damp so either wiring related or the solenoid is acting up, there is a chance that you have some water ingress into the locking module (drivers side kick panel)