This happened to me when I wrapped the little plastic cover which covers the screw sitting behind the door handle. It fouled the little rocker switch for the lock - when the servo couldn't engage it, it bounced and prevented the door from locking. I'm guessing that in your case, maybe the cables just weren't seated properly.Fitted it today , did the content 'sigh' opening and closing the door a few times too. Tetley's style.
Thanks @ZN8 for postingand others for the instructions.
I will say that when all put back together , my passenger door was making a 'clat clat clat' noise when trying to lock the car, it locked still but not sure what the issue was so took the two cables off the inside of the door handle and back on again and all good after that
Aha. that must have been it, as i didnt actually see anything wrong but disassembling and reassmbling sorted it so it could well have been that !This happened to me when I wrapped the little plastic cover which covers the screw sitting behind the door handle. It fouled the little rocker switch for the lock - when the servo couldn't engage it, it bounced and prevented the door from locking. I'm guessing that in your case, maybe the cables just weren't seated properly.
It's amazing how much nicer the car feels after this problem is sorted. No more opening the door like Arkwright's till and wincing preparing for that awful cracking noise.
It's amazing how much lasting pleasure can be had from something so tiny.
Pull the door handle slightly, pop off the cover behind it, one screen there.Need to find my plastic spudgers again. Remind me, door card off is screws behind handles?