Follow up on dead battery - Replaced right side front latch and actuator
Symptoms:
* Battery was draining
* Occasionally the alarm would go off.
* Noticed that under cold conditions the passenger door ajar indicator would stay on.
* This was an intermittent problem
Effort was close to trivial.
2 6mm bolts that hold the trim panel in place. Removed those.
Broke the plastic bolt sleeve that held the passenger door module on. I thought it was clips, but turned out it was 1 clip and one bolt I will get some contact cement and that should be fine.
All the clips and rods came off easily.
The hardest part was coughing up the $245 CAD for the replacement piece.
I noticed a fair bit of moisture in there behind the moisture barrier (plastic sheet). I'm assuming some moisture got in and was fouling the internals.
I tested, passenger door issue seems resolved. It'll be a week or two in chilly weather before I'm sure it's 100% solved.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2M4nLJCFofssumy02
Last edited by gary_lucas; 01-15-2018 at 23:01.
GMC Sierra 2500hd 2004.5 now with ARP studs