All four of my door lock actuators are not working properly. All four usually don’t work, however once in a great while they will actually lock or unlock. This is a big safety issue because when I think they lock, they don’t. When I drive at night with my daughter in the backseat I do not feel safe. I always have to check all 4 doors a couple times, because sometimes they will unlock but not lock. Also note that they do not work all at the same time. It always varies by the day. I was going to pay for them to be fixed myself, but it was too costly.
2014 Toyota RAV4: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 198 complaints about the 2014 Toyota RAV4 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Radio will completely stop working to where you have to buy a new $1200 radio from the dealer. All door lock actuators will stop working after a period of time causing you to not being able to unlock or open your doors.
At 46k miles, driver door lock/actuator began to fail when unlocking with keyfob/hand sensor when vehicle was stationary. Pressing the lock/unlock on key fob/door panel worked 50% of the time. At 50k miles, all doors (driver, passenger, driver rear, and passenger rear) no longer unlock/lock except when done manually through insertion of key in driver door and manually unlocking all other doors (passenger, passenger rear, and driver rear) from each individual door lock .
My automatic door lock failed. Lock actuator replaced under warranty on january 24, 2017. It is now february 2018 and the door locks have failed again. I cannot lock my car as I cannot even manually unlock the front door as the lock will not always respond to the turn of the key. My vehicle is garage kept.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota rav4. When the contact attempted to lock the vehicle doors, both the front driver and passenger door locks failed to lock and unlock electronically. The contact stated that the doors had to be locked and unlocked manually. In addition, the rear passenger door lock also failed to unlock when locked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (dick dyer toyota, located on 240 killian commons parkway columbia, sc 29203) where it was diagnosed that door actuators on both sides needed to be replaced. The dealer also stated that the warranty was expired. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,312.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2014 Toyota RAV4 door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2014 Toyota RAV4?
5 of 198 owner complaints about the 2014 Toyota RAV4 (3%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2021.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2014 Toyota RAV4?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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