Safety Lock On 215 Malibu Rear Doors

Tutorial on removing and replacing rear door lock actuator on a 2008 chevrolet impala.

Safety lock on 215 malibu rear doors.

I was not able to find any swtich to flip like others have. For toyota s ford s lincoln s and some other manufacturers again on the rear door there will be a little switch that you slide down or slide across to set the locks. It s usually a slight turn 90 on a simple mechanism within the door lock assy it s always a good idea to lock the traffic side door with children on board. The actuator is a series of gears with a set of rack and pinion gears at the end.

Set it to enable. Charles phillips from mckaig chevrolet buick here to show you how to use the child safety locks on the 2014 chevrolet malibu. Some newer models of vehicles may have an electronic switch on the inside of the. I have this happen when the car wash guys wipe out the jambs and move it.

My kids have opened the rear doors twice while i was trying to park the car. The power door lock actuator is the part of the power door lock system that actually controls the locks. The most recently reported issues are listed below. There is usually a sticker on the door to tell you which direction is lock or unlock.

Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of chevrolet malibu based on all problems reported for the malibu. Malfunctioning power door lock actuator. There is a mechanical switch for disabling the inside door handle. When the actuator gets the signal from the power door lock switch a small motor turns the gears.

Chevrolet malibu owners have reported 15 problems related to power door locks not working under the electrical system category. Repeat these steps for the other rear door. Check your owners manual first the go to the door itself and look at the under side of the door and you will see a sticker guide to the operation of the safety locks. 2013 older models.

Use the main key to turn it clockwise to the horizontal position to enable the child locks or turn it counter clockwise to the vertical position to turn them off. Open the rear door and locate the key hold for the child safety locks on the inside of the door.