I have an 03 camry. The front passngr door lock will not open. Iv tried opening w/ the original key & remote and it will not unlock. It seems like something is stuck and doesn't let the latch operate correctly. I would like to check the lock actuator to see if that's the problem, but since I can not open the door, I can not disassemble the door panel. Any suggestions? I will greatly appreciate anyone's input.
@MIANJILO If you can't open the door from the inside or the outside, sometimes the only thing you can do is find a way to take the door panel off with the door closed so that you can access the lever that will open the door latch mechanism. If you can get all of the screws holding the panel onto the door, you should be able to use a putty knife to remove the panel from the door so that you can take the door panel off. Hope this helps you out.
Im having trouble trying to remove the pastic housing around the handle. Iv pried it with a screw driver and it just wont come out, iv pulled on it with my fingers and it wont budge
I should also tell you that on some of the higher end models, there's a red door light near the handle/armrest (towards the end of the door). You need to remove that light to get to the 5th screw.
Thank you so much for sharing this - it worked (almost) perfectly for my camry. I had a couple extra screws under a door light and under a handle speaker - but after we found those, it came off easily. OH - and thank you for including how to put those push pin type "screws" - I wasn't sure about that until I watched the rest of the video!
THANK YOU!!! This video was a lot of help, and I appreciate it!
HangTimeDeluxe 2 days ago
cool i just broke the plastic piece next to the mirror. maybe i should stop at step 1
tctebsrules 1 week ago
@tctebsrules Thank you for watching out auto repair videos. You may be able to find a replacement piece in your local salvage yard.
1aauto 1 week ago
I have an 03 camry. The front passngr door lock will not open. Iv tried opening w/ the original key & remote and it will not unlock. It seems like something is stuck and doesn't let the latch operate correctly. I would like to check the lock actuator to see if that's the problem, but since I can not open the door, I can not disassemble the door panel. Any suggestions? I will greatly appreciate anyone's input.
MIANJILO 1 month ago
@MIANJILO If you can't open the door from the inside or the outside, sometimes the only thing you can do is find a way to take the door panel off with the door closed so that you can access the lever that will open the door latch mechanism. If you can get all of the screws holding the panel onto the door, you should be able to use a putty knife to remove the panel from the door so that you can take the door panel off. Hope this helps you out.
1aauto 1 month ago
This is how us women work on our own cars without getting marked up at an auto shop.. bought my own speakers and replaced the BY MY SELF! THANK YOU!!
erinkendallt 2 months ago
Thanks for all the Camry tech. Much appreciated! made my DIY so easy! Blessings to you!
mauikahuna 3 months ago
good video, great info thanks
wyattkavin 4 months ago
For the door handle, it seemed easiest for us to pry the bottom clip out by having the screwdriver contact the inside of the bottom portion. .
Took us forever to figure that out.
DjTeleias 6 months ago
Im having trouble trying to remove the pastic housing around the handle. Iv pried it with a screw driver and it just wont come out, iv pulled on it with my fingers and it wont budge
codak306 7 months ago
@codak306 That one can be a little tricky. it should come right off as shown in the video.
1aauto 7 months ago
Great video! Helped me out a lot.
I should also tell you that on some of the higher end models, there's a red door light near the handle/armrest (towards the end of the door). You need to remove that light to get to the 5th screw.
Thank you so much for making this video!
musikislyphe 7 months ago
Thank you so much for sharing this - it worked (almost) perfectly for my camry. I had a couple extra screws under a door light and under a handle speaker - but after we found those, it came off easily. OH - and thank you for including how to put those push pin type "screws" - I wasn't sure about that until I watched the rest of the video!
jmdd22 9 months ago
@jmdd22 Glad we could help you out. We carry a great selection of repair parts for your Camry at 1aauto.com
1aauto 9 months ago
This video is GREAT! You guys keep up the good work!
bgililung 1 year ago