1st Gen R53 Cooper S Driver's door locks, won't unlock with key fob

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    #1 Mini Q, Oct 18, 2014
    couple of days ago, the drivers door does not unlock with key remote or the button in the car. I can
    hear the same activity in the door when I am inside and try to unlock it.

    I thought maybe a sticky solenoid, so I disconnected the battery for 5 minutes,
    still the same result when I reconnected.

    Seems strange that locking works every time and but not the unlocking.
     
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    #2 jiminni, Oct 20, 2014
    It's the mechanism. Mine does the same thing, key fob doesn't work on the drivers door, I have to use the key in the lock to lock and unlock it. Everything else works with the fob. Common issue. One day I will replace the mechanism.
     
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    #3 Mini Q, Oct 20, 2014
    thanks for sharing. In your case, have you been told it's the door lock actuator?
     
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    #4 jiminni, Oct 25, 2014
    Yep....
     
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    #5 patchelect, Oct 27, 2014
    I had a sporadic passenger door lock that turned out to b the mechanism. I understand that the passenger side is a tad easier to change than the drivers side. I'm sure that soon I'll find out how much easier since my car seems to want attention on a regular basis lately. 8 months of trouble free motoring (after the passenger door window motor the first day) and then a steering rack, a steering pump and hoses, the passenger door lock mechanism, the drivers door window motor and probably other things I'm overlooking.

    Sometimes this car is tough to love. :mad2:

    Then when everything is working well I get Alzheimer's~~:D:fingerscrossed:
     

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