Disable power door locks - in a truck without power locks
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Disable power door locks - in a truck without power locks
I have a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 extended cab pickup truck. It does NOT have the power option - power windows, door locks, etc.
However, when it starts moving, it locks both doors and when you turn it off, it unlocks both doors. I asked the local Chevy dealer about this and was told that it is a "safety" feature but I could disable it in the Driver Information Console. When I told him that my truck does NOT have a Driver Information Console he said I would have to add one at a cost of around $125. I said that was not going to happen and I would find another way to disable the power locks that my truck does not have, even if I have to find and cut the wires. His response was that it would void my warranty. On a truck 10 years old?
My question is: how do I disable these locks? I don't care if I have to manually lock and unlock each door, I just don't want the truck to do it for me. Is there a fuse I can pull or a wiring connector I can unconnect? Nothing on the door has any power so there should not be any wiring to it.
Now it is even worse - it locks both doors but only unlocks the passenger side.
Thanks Mike
However, when it starts moving, it locks both doors and when you turn it off, it unlocks both doors. I asked the local Chevy dealer about this and was told that it is a "safety" feature but I could disable it in the Driver Information Console. When I told him that my truck does NOT have a Driver Information Console he said I would have to add one at a cost of around $125. I said that was not going to happen and I would find another way to disable the power locks that my truck does not have, even if I have to find and cut the wires. His response was that it would void my warranty. On a truck 10 years old?
My question is: how do I disable these locks? I don't care if I have to manually lock and unlock each door, I just don't want the truck to do it for me. Is there a fuse I can pull or a wiring connector I can unconnect? Nothing on the door has any power so there should not be any wiring to it.
Now it is even worse - it locks both doors but only unlocks the passenger side.
Thanks Mike
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Mike: Welcome to the forum.
So you're saying that there's no wiring conduit running between the A pillar and the doors? Not sure what is powering the locks then. If there are wires running into the door, then all you would need to do to disable the locks is remove the door panels and unplug the connector to the lock.
So you're saying that there's no wiring conduit running between the A pillar and the doors? Not sure what is powering the locks then. If there are wires running into the door, then all you would need to do to disable the locks is remove the door panels and unplug the connector to the lock.
