wayland1985

As a potential-future owner, this has me wondering: What company produced these actuators, and what other parts of the truck did they manufacture? Transfer case actuators? Climate control actuators? Power Window Actuators????

Is it just me, or is GM's supplier of electronics junk? My 1999 had door actuator issues as well: 3 times on the passenger, twice on the driver in 8 years. The power window motors failed twice on the passenger side, as did the power mirror motor on the driver side. Both heating elements in the mirrors were replaced at year 2 (driver) and year 4 (passenger). Then there was the gauge cluster: I lost the digital odometer a few times: But at least they were "kind" enough to knock 1000 miles off my truck (I didn't ask for it... it just happened that way... but I didn't complain). Makes me wonder if a Chevy volt is really the kind of car chevy is ready to market!!!

Maybe it'd be worth a try to the local dealership's repair manager. Tell him the situation, and see what he says? It's only one extra phone call....

Normally, I'd say this is a pretty benign problem: Power door lock actuator: Replace it. Annoying, but not a painful problem (Like my jeeps leaking roof). But, I wonder about taking the door panels off so frequently: It must eventually lead to rattles and squeaks... Are the door clips/pins easily replaced too??? And after the warranty runs out, somebody like me would have a hard time to fix it in the winter, with no garage. The bitter cold would make the plastic fragile, no? And I can imagine it being difficult to do in a snow storm. I can't imagine having to use my key to get in all the time! It's been years!!! (I leave the jeep's doors unlocked.... The plastic windows are a ~$400 replacement: Nothing in the jeep costs more than $100... let them open the door and steal what they want, just dont slash my windows!!!)

Has GM released new part numbers at all? Or is just the same set of "faulty" parts? And has anybody replaced the actuator themselves? Is it difficult? Just wondering, in case I were to have issues out of warranty. (I wouldn't want to pay for the labor)