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Question: door lock nasty sound and now driver's door wont open except (right now) with remote

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mcat3, 3.3L V6, Overland Park, KS, February 11, 2011, 18:19
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Thursday, 02/10/11, car door auto latch started making bad noise in driver's door. Friday, 02/11/11, in afternoon it sounded worse. That same night, at 7:30, drove to store, locked car - sound even worse. And when drove home and tried getting out - door would not open. Latch would not pull up. I had to use remote to unlock my door. What went wrong SO fast?

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    Johnny Mopar February 15, 2011, 15:23
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    The Power Door lock actuator in part of the door latch assembly. The failure you experienced is very common. The repair requires replacement of the Door Latch assembly Left,Power Door Locks 04717803AG .$57.59. Labor time is about 1 hour. Contact your local dealership for availability and updated pricing and labor.

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    Visitor, February 16, 2011, 08:52

    Thank you very much!!! I was afraid it would be really expensive!!!

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