Bro holy **** it worked. Had my 03 for like 4 years now and that's never been fixed until now, well I at least got the door panel off 😂 that's enough to get me stoked tho. Thank you!
Glad you got it open. Sorry it's so hard to explain but what you did was correct, and after doing that to several door lock/latches you finally figure out how to do it faster and not injuring yourself. Lol From the video you can tell it is hard to explain what you exactly did to get it open, you now also see how it was hard for me to explain. Ttyl
@@evolution2001 i didnt need to, taking the panel off and messing around with the handle/lock cables it eventualy started to work again weirdly enough its been fine so far
I'm having the same trouble with my Altima right now I can't get the rear door open took the panel off and messing around with the Handel but still now luck to get it open
Thomas Garcia Unfortunately, it’s relying on magic now. Like I said in the video, mine just decided to randomly unlock itself. Maybe after all the tapping and whatnot, it finally inched itself free. I don’t know. I was pretty much to the point of giving up and putting everything back together when it suddenly unlocked.
@@vatoloco5616 Door lock actuator is the typical culprit. Example: www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,2005,altima,3.5l+v6,1431974,body,door+lock+actuator,13257
I have the same problem and I am now thinking of trying to remove the whole door, I can see the bolts holding the door on with the front door open, not sure if this will work but who knows it may work.
@Rose R, Impossible for me to say. There's a 10 year gap. Of the pictures I found online of a '15 Versa, the rear door looks similar, sooooo maybe? th-cam.com/video/rt6Njv6Vn-k/w-d-xo.html Also be sure that you check out the second video I made after this one. It's equally important.
My problem is with the front driver's door rather than the back. I've done a back door or two. Now to try the driver's door. Have not found any videos for that yet for Nissan Altima.
@@evolution2001 Getting the door panel off with the door closed is a big challenge. If the door is open I can get the panel off and take the door apart in a few minutes. I've been taking vehicle doors apart for 40+ years.
Just figured I'd update this topic...It looks like the OEM door actuators are good for about 200k miles or 13+ years. (Obviously, mileage is kind of an irrelevant stat on something that's not part of the drivetrain.) If you find that your door locks are not fully unlocking, meaning that you either have to lock/unlock a couple times to get it to fully unlock, or you need to get into the car through another door and manually flip the lock above the handle, you're going to want to go ahead and replace the lock actuator before it fails entirely. As it stands right now, my rear driverside door actuator has failed. So I'm in the same predicament again as this video shows. And my front passengerside actuator is not fully unlocking. So basically I need to replace the front passengerside ASAP and try to coax the rear driverside door open like I did the other side (in this video) and replace that actuator too.
Hi like you I have the same door problem Not sure how much a garage would charge, but my guess is around $200. On another clip the guy said the problem is the ball end of one of the cables just gets disengaged, and all we need to do is push it back in? I am thinking of looking for a new lock actuator maybe some company or other makes one, cheaper than from Nissan. If you go down the road with this project can you post what you have done. Thank You
@@nottyash100 It's definitely not the cable being unhooked. You can tell it's starting to break because it won't fully unlock by the motor actuator, but you can still finish the range of motion manually. It's completely broke when you can no longer complete the range of motion on the lock. Thus it stays locked. I have the replacement parts from RockAuto. I'm just waiting for a nice weekend day when I'll have time to tear into it.
thank you for your update, I will copy what you have done, It is the rear passenger door, same as you showed. I will get the new parts from Rock auto. Again thank you and everyone else who have shown there hard work in working on this problem. One thought i have have had is as an older person if i get stuck in the car, this could be dangerous, as i am not young enough to climb out a window. if there are any lawyers out there and read all these comments perhaps it is time to complain to Nissan, to get repairs effected at their cost.? Again my thanks to all of you.
@@nottyash100 I don't think you'll get much traction trying to build a legal argument. The platform is more than 10 years old. Part failure is expected. If you had a steering or suspension failure at this point in the vehicles life, and that failure led to an accident, you would have a hard time holding Nissan accountable. Once you purchase the vehicle, you are agreeing to their warranty coverage period. Any failures outside of the warranty period or "reasonable service life" will likely be considered general wear and tear. Also, if one of the doors failed, I wouldn't expect you to climb out the window. I'd expect you to use one of the remaining three doors. Or the trunk. 😏
Hi can you tell me how you coaxed the rear door open, I have the door trim removed, but still need to get the door open to release the three screws in the door frame holding the lock assembly.
Hey! If you are having the problem described in this video, I just created a follow up video that may actually allow you to open your door. Watch this video first because you'll need to know how to remove the door panel. The next video starts with the door panel already removed....Basically, it picks up where this video leaves off. th-cam.com/video/n5TwwKDcALc/w-d-xo.html
I've a Nissan sentra 06 and rear door only partially unlocks when I push button from driver side . It opens most of the way but still locked . Any ideas ANYONE ?
@@frankmontez6853 Above, if you expand this video's description, at the end of the description is an update with a link to the video. th-cam.com/video/n5TwwKDcALc/w-d-xo.html
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Solved my problem, lever is door disengaged, cleaned it up and engaged and greased. Works like a charm.
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Bro holy **** it worked. Had my 03 for like 4 years now and that's never been fixed until now, well I at least got the door panel off 😂 that's enough to get me stoked tho. Thank you!
Be sure to watch the follow up video I posted. It's more important than this one.
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Your a generous man and I do appreciate it. Thank You!
Glad you got it open. Sorry it's so hard to explain but what you did was correct, and after doing that to several door lock/latches you finally figure out how to do it faster and not injuring yourself. Lol
From the video you can tell it is hard to explain what you exactly did to get it open, you now also see how it was hard for me to explain. Ttyl
Thank you so much for the video i have the same exact problem
Literally the exact problem I have with my altima
You are a godsend
Be sure to check out the follow-up video that shows how to remove the lock assembly.
@@evolution2001 i didnt need to, taking the panel off and messing around with the handle/lock cables it eventualy started to work again weirdly enough its been fine so far
I'm having the same trouble with my Altima right now I can't get the rear door open took the panel off and messing around with the Handel but still now luck to get it open
Thomas Garcia Unfortunately, it’s relying on magic now. Like I said in the video, mine just decided to randomly unlock itself. Maybe after all the tapping and whatnot, it finally inched itself free. I don’t know. I was pretty much to the point of giving up and putting everything back together when it suddenly unlocked.
Can you tell me what's the problem?
@@vatoloco5616 Door lock actuator is the typical culprit. Example: www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,2005,altima,3.5l+v6,1431974,body,door+lock+actuator,13257
I have the same problem and I am now thinking of trying to remove the whole door, I can see the bolts holding the door on with the front door open, not sure if this will work but who knows it may work.
Would this be about the same for a Nissan Versa 2015, since my rear door will not open
@Rose R, Impossible for me to say. There's a 10 year gap. Of the pictures I found online of a '15 Versa, the rear door looks similar, sooooo maybe? th-cam.com/video/rt6Njv6Vn-k/w-d-xo.html Also be sure that you check out the second video I made after this one. It's equally important.
Thanks man
My problem is with the front driver's door rather than the back. I've done a back door or two. Now to try the driver's door. Have not found any videos for that yet for Nissan Altima.
Lois Hunter your drivers door lock is broke? Ouch.
I imagine the removal process is very similar.
@@evolution2001 Getting the door panel off with the door closed is a big challenge. If the door is open I can get the panel off and take the door apart in a few minutes. I've been taking vehicle doors apart for 40+ years.
Just figured I'd update this topic...It looks like the OEM door actuators are good for about 200k miles or 13+ years. (Obviously, mileage is kind of an irrelevant stat on something that's not part of the drivetrain.) If you find that your door locks are not fully unlocking, meaning that you either have to lock/unlock a couple times to get it to fully unlock, or you need to get into the car through another door and manually flip the lock above the handle, you're going to want to go ahead and replace the lock actuator before it fails entirely. As it stands right now, my rear driverside door actuator has failed. So I'm in the same predicament again as this video shows. And my front passengerside actuator is not fully unlocking. So basically I need to replace the front passengerside ASAP and try to coax the rear driverside door open like I did the other side (in this video) and replace that actuator too.
Hi like you I have the same door problem Not sure how much a garage would charge, but my guess is around $200. On another clip the guy said the problem is the ball end of one of the cables just gets disengaged, and all we need to do is push it back in? I am thinking of looking for a new lock actuator maybe some company or other makes one, cheaper than from Nissan. If you go down the road with this project can you post what you have done. Thank You
@@nottyash100 It's definitely not the cable being unhooked. You can tell it's starting to break because it won't fully unlock by the motor actuator, but you can still finish the range of motion manually. It's completely broke when you can no longer complete the range of motion on the lock. Thus it stays locked.
I have the replacement parts from RockAuto. I'm just waiting for a nice weekend day when I'll have time to tear into it.
thank you for your update, I will copy what you have done, It is the rear passenger door, same as you showed. I will get the new parts from Rock auto. Again thank you and everyone else who have shown there hard work in working on this problem. One thought i have have had is as an older person if i get stuck in the car, this could be dangerous, as i am not young enough to climb out a window. if there are any lawyers out there and read all these comments perhaps it is time to complain to Nissan, to get repairs effected at their cost.? Again my thanks to all of you.
@@nottyash100 I don't think you'll get much traction trying to build a legal argument. The platform is more than 10 years old. Part failure is expected. If you had a steering or suspension failure at this point in the vehicles life, and that failure led to an accident, you would have a hard time holding Nissan accountable. Once you purchase the vehicle, you are agreeing to their warranty coverage period. Any failures outside of the warranty period or "reasonable service life" will likely be considered general wear and tear.
Also, if one of the doors failed, I wouldn't expect you to climb out the window. I'd expect you to use one of the remaining three doors. Or the trunk. 😏
Hi can you tell me how you coaxed the rear door open, I have the door trim removed, but still need to get the door open to release the three screws in the door frame holding the lock assembly.
My exact problem but with the front oassenger
Hey! If you are having the problem described in this video, I just created a follow up video that may actually allow you to open your door. Watch this video first because you'll need to know how to remove the door panel. The next video starts with the door panel already removed....Basically, it picks up where this video leaves off.
th-cam.com/video/n5TwwKDcALc/w-d-xo.html
I've a Nissan sentra 06 and rear door only partially unlocks when I push button from driver side . It opens most of the way but still locked . Any ideas ANYONE ?
Yep, that's this issue. Or, at least what you're seeing is one of the telltale signs of this issue.
Frank, if this is still an issue for you, I created a follow up video that may solve the problem!
@@evolution2001 yes great. I'll look for it under your name?
@@frankmontez6853 Above, if you expand this video's description, at the end of the description is an update with a link to the video. th-cam.com/video/n5TwwKDcALc/w-d-xo.html
@@evolution2001 OK will look for it.