On 12/17/18, dbeierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:

> This happens when the actuator motor stops partway through a cycle.

That was my thought exactly.

@ the OP: did the door locks "go crazy" locking-unlocking on their own
or was the issue simply a lack of electrical power? Hopefully it's the
latter.

> How you get to it to disconnect the linkage with the door locked is a
> mystery to me as it's the actuator that's "jammed" and not the lock
> cylinder.  But with luck it will come to life with the new battery.

Maybe the top left corner of the door panel could be pulled away from
the door to allow access?

> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 2:45 AM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com> wrote:
>

>>
>> Hook the battery up to a charger overnight, which gave it some juice, but
>> not enough to crank (I suspect the battery is toast now). The big change
>> is
>> that the driver's door lock would not unlock. The key would not
>> physically
>> turn counterclockwise, nor can I pull it up from within the car.

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