Auto door locks

Farlsincharge · January 16, 2016

I wish to have the control, not have the doors autolock when taken out of park or with speed.

Is there any way to do this yet?

Has anyone successfully had their BCM reprogrammed?

Has anyone discovered a physical workaround to it?

My dealer is "looking into it", but I think they are hoping I will just let it go. Had I known going in that it couldn't be done on this series of trucks, I would have went to another manufacturer this time.

Our company has been buying GM for over 35 years, but that may end if GM continues with the nanny attitude.

15 Z71 · January 16, 2016

These trucks have been doing that for like 9 or 10 years.

Farlsincharge · January 16, 2016

These trucks have been doing that for like 9 or 10 years.

Yes, but it has always been possible to remove it before. Either through the DIC or a program in the BCM.

Aubie_01 · January 16, 2016

In before people start lecturing you about wanting the doors unlocked.

I think a reprogram will be needed.

jreyes0a39oz · January 16, 2016

have you check the settings menu i remember seeing and option under it

j13smiley · January 16, 2016

I had the reprogram on my 2010... still haven't seen a fix for my 2014.

Only fix will be if gm creates a bcm patch for it.

I also hate this feature.

redwngr · January 17, 2016

This was has been gone over many times, as it is a common question.

It can no longer be done unless you have aftermarket programming.

What many don't know however, is that pulling on the door handle twice will open the door.

First pull unlocks and second pull opens the door.

For some this is better than putting it in park or using the unlock button.

Farlsincharge · January 17, 2016

This was has been gone over many times, as it is a common question.

It can no longer be done unless you have aftermarket programming.

What many don't know however, is that pulling on the door handle twice will open the door.

First pull unlocks and second pull opens the door.

For some this is better than putting it in park or using the unlock button.

Tell me more about this aftermarket programming.

redwngr · January 17, 2016

Tell me more about this aftermarket programming.

Sorry to have mislead you. I don't know that someone offers it, just that GM doesn't.

Farlsincharge · January 23, 2016

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Aubie_01 · January 23, 2016

I think it's fixed. Two days with no side affects so far. I tried to replicate every situation I could think of. Simply opened the circuit that powers the door lock solenoids. The BCM is none the wiser.

Do you still have power locking capability? Which circuit?

Farlsincharge · January 23, 2016

Do you still have power locking capability? Which circuit?

rshad · January 24, 2016

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rshad · January 24, 2016

I think it's fixed. Two days with no side affects so far. I tried to replicate every situation I could think of. Simply opened the circuit that powers the door lock solenoids. The BCM is none the wiser.

What I can't figure out is why you would even go through all that just so the doors don't lock? Like stated above to open the doors just lift the handle twice and the door open or just once to lift the lock. Just wondering, not trying to be a pain. It's your truck so you should be able to have it the way you like.

Jon A · January 24, 2016

What I can't figure out is why you would even go through all that just so the doors don't lock? Like stated above to open the doors just lift the handle twice and the door open or just once to lift the lock. Just wondering, not trying to be a pain. It's your truck so you should be able to have it the way you like.

Try getting in the truck that way..... OK, here's the scenario anybody on a farm, ranch, construction site or anywhere else there are fences and gates goes through thousands of times a year:

You pull up to the gate and stop, your passenger gets out and opens the gate. You pull through and stop, your passenger gets back in after closing the gate. It's a pretty simple process. It shouldn't require deep thought, planning or a whole lot of training. Here's how it goes with these stupid autolocks:

You pull up the to the gate, the passenger pulls the handle and puts his shoulder into the door to open it the way decades of muscle memory has trained him and it doesn't budge. "Ow! WTF! The doors are locked!" You explain you have to pull the handle twice, because that makes so much sense. He looks at you like you have three eyes.

After he closes the gate you are startled by the passenger banging on the door because the truck locked the door again as you drove forward 20 ft and you didn't put the damn thing park or hit the unlock button fast enough. "I'm locked out a$$hole! I even pulled the damn handle twice!" You can remember to do it perfectly 1000 times, but the one time you get distracted and forget is enough to get plenty of lip for it.

While it may sound a bit comical, it gets really, really old after the first few hundred times. Having to "re-train" every passenger you ever take with you on how to open the door of your truck is ridiculous. Opening the damn door should not require training. The older trucks and other brands with autolocking doors can be set so they don't lock them until 15-20 MPH or so, so this is never a problem.

No, it kills the lock solenoids. I only kill the circuit when driving, you could do it manually with a switch. I put it on a relay that is energized with ignition power. I also added an override switch to put it back to normal for town driving or when I have the kids in the truck.

It is fuse BCM 8.

That's a great idea, thanks for the info. I want to get the BCM reprogrammed but if that falls through this sounds like a good fallback plan. About the only downside I can think of is if carjackers are approaching you'll need to hit the switch before you can lock them out.