Door Lock Actuator Gone Bad?

Actuator 'sounds' to be working, but linkage to lock may have come loose.

Remove door card and see what you see, re-attach the linkage if necessary, report back.

 

Yes. Lift it away from the door frame using hand holds at bottom, then lift vertically. Watch out for electrical connections to courtesy light at bottom of door.

 

Try the door actuator with the panel off, see what happens. Any movement? Where is the sound coming from?

 

How many miles did you have?

 

I have a 2014 with 45k miles and this exact door is starting to give me problems.

Is there a part that by oiling it might prolong or ease the door mechanism?

 

you have to remove the interior panel, and study what is happening

if it's the actuator, you have to repair (cheap, labor intensive) or replace (expensive, easy)

 

I completed changing mine this weekend. Ordered the part from Amazon. From 1 to 5 difficulty scale, this was a 2.5. Took me about 1 hour to get it done. Here is a picture of the door panel. Make sure all plastic rivers are off before you slide it up as instructed in the video.

I also included other close up photos of parts where you need to be careful. Inserting the rod in the final picture takes some patience.