Door Lock will not Lock or Unlock from outside?

[Blackaddr]

I went out the other night and when I arrived at my friends house I parked in the Driveway, and Manually locked the doors, (The Fob Switch is not working, and I am going to replace the switch, just haven't done it yet.), So as I said I locked it manually with no issues. So after a few hours I walk out and unlock the car again with no issues, it was about a half an hour drive home in cool weather. So I get home and start to get out and lock the car and it feels like there is nothing in the tumblers? I twist and turn the key in the Lock and nothing happens, and it feel like the everything has been removed from the lock itself? So, since I was driving the car and I used the lock less then a half an hour ago I know that no one was playing with the locks.

I get in the car to see if the Power locks work from inside the car, at first no, then I backed the car up a few feet and try again and this time they worked with no issue, so I guessed that it was just acting "buggy" because of the weather? I get out and try the key in the door again, and still nothing from the locks, it is like there is nothing in the tumbler?

So, now I cannot lock the car from outside of the car? I am going to try and take the Door Panel off this weekend and see if maybe there is a wiring problem, but I am hoping someone here has had a similar problem and there is an easier fix? Any ideas??

[Loren]

:welcome:

Yes, this is common especially on older cars.

Do a search here (include Boxster since they share the same door assembly) - chances are either the cable has come loose or the lever. Worse case the lock is worn out and fallen apart.

[PAULSPEED]

The part 17 turns the plastic thing that sticks out of the lock. I

think the plastic part is broken. I do not have a real good

picture of the plastic part but it does fit into the unlocking stuff.

Paul

[juniinc]

Yup, most likely its the cylinder plastic part,,,

remove the door panel+handle to verify.

could be broken or just out of it,,,

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?/topic/22690-locking-doors-with-key/page__p__118421__hl__%2Bdoor+%2Block+%2Bjuniinc__fromsearch__1#entry118421