Toyota Camry Power Door Lock Recall

Purchased care new from toyota.

Toyota camry power door lock recall.

The grease inside somehow locks up. If your key fob remote lock unlock doesn t work but the locks work on the door you need a new battery. I was told the lock actuators are not covered under any manufactures recall. Power door locks are wonderfully convenient as long as they work properly.

Toyota will notify owners and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly free of charge. Additionally if you. Re install the door panel using the reverse steps. I took the vehicle to toyota dealer in my hometown the diagnosis was that both front door actuators are bad and i would need to spend 1 200 to fix.

If you do understand the system however troubleshooting can be performed quickly. The recall began on november 8 2013. The new recall covers more than 7 4 million cars and trucks worldwide including 2 5 million in the u s spanning the 2007 to 2009 model. Here is a link to a forum with pictures and detailed steps for an older model toyota camry.

Technicians will apply fluorine grease to door locks. Bad design toyota wanted to charge almost 500 for each door lock actuator on each door. 2014 toyota camry hybrid. Driver door lock actuator stopped working 41 000 miles.

Car had 20k on it and was not under warranty because it was a 2011.