Door Lock Problem?

[ravig292]

My 2000 Ls400 rear right door lock is messed up

it locks and unlocks when it wants to.

sometimes it locks sometime it won't and i have to do my self.

what could the problem be?

[steve2006]

I had the same problem on my 1994 LS and that was due to the lock/unlock motor having failed ( brushes worn out), I would imagine it's similar on the 2000 model.

A lot of cars use solenoids for central locking but the LS is motor driven.

With yours being intermittant it may also be a wiring problem,give the rubber cover from the door to the door frame carrying the wiring loom a shake whilst operating the central locking and see if this affects the operation.