99 Intrepid - Passenger Door Lock Trouble

When I activate the power door locks, there is a very loud high pitched buzz
that eminates from the passenger door in the area of the door jam. It is
only the passenger door and only when I lock the door. Unlocking makes no
abnormal noise. In the last day or so now, when you pull to open the door
from the inside, the release snaps back on its own and the door locks,
leading me to think something is out of alignment. I removed all the screws
on the door panel but could still not lift the panel up and out. Am I
missing something? Can someone please describe the procedure for removing
the door panel?

Thanks in advance.
Max

 

To remove door panel there are some plastic fasteners that get cut and
then replaced when you put the door back. Getting the door back
properly is not easy judging by the number of times I had to insist
the dealer re-do the job.

 

For details on removing the door panel, read the 3rd and 4th posts in
this thread:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...F-8&selm=3FB556EC.C0CF5F0D%40kinez.net&rnum=1

I may be wrong, but the lock solenoid may have gone bad. I have not
expereinced that myself on my Concorde, but I have seen several
instances of it posted on a couple of LH-platform forums. It seems that
the common symptom is the buzz noise that you mentioned. The solenoid
is built into the latch (inside the door) - you would have to replace
the latch - about $50-60 at a dealer, or a good item to get at a salvage
yard.

Bill Putney
(to reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with "x")

 

the power lock actutor is part of the latch and the gears strip out. fix is new
latch