Confirming if door actuator is issue

Ariakas · 08-25-2019, 09:22 AM

Hi all,

Did a search on the forum but want to validate as I will be looking for part.

Yesterday my 2009 E90 335i right rear door lock would not unlock using fob or central unlock in car as my passenger was trying to open door from outside. I was able to pull handle once from inside and it unlocked so able to open from inside and outside afterwards. Is this classic symptom of door actuator failing?

Thanks for your time.

Ariakas · 09-27-2019, 10:58 AM

Just an update to give closure to this issue for curious people. I went ahead and ordered a right rear door actuator from Ebay cost like $40 vs the OEM one which was crazy expensive. Followed a youtube vid that replaced on left rear door, took about 45 mins and everything works great now, a bit stickier to open door handle from outside though. There's definitely difference between the Chinese knockoff vs OEM, it's lighter and looks a bit different. In the end it does the job at a much cheaper price, not sure how long it'll last but still cheaper to replace again if need be.

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Ariakas New Member 20 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335i xDrive Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Confirming if door actuator is issue Hi all, Did a search on the forum but want to validate as I will be looking for part. Yesterday my 2009 E90 335i right rear door lock would not unlock using fob or central unlock in car as my passenger was trying to open door from outside. I was able to pull handle once from inside and it unlocked so able to open from inside and outside afterwards. Is this classic symptom of door actuator failing? Thanks for your time.
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09-27-2019, 10:58 AM	#2
Ariakas New Member 20 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335i xDrive Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Just an update to give closure to this issue for curious people. I went ahead and ordered a right rear door actuator from Ebay cost like $40 vs the OEM one which was crazy expensive. Followed a youtube vid that replaced on left rear door, took about 45 mins and everything works great now, a bit stickier to open door handle from outside though. There's definitely difference between the Chinese knockoff vs OEM, it's lighter and looks a bit different. In the end it does the job at a much cheaper price, not sure how long it'll last but still cheaper to replace again if need be.
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