# Impala Power Locks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/impala-power-locks/17170>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** impala, locks\
**Created:** [July 24, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/impala-power-locks/17170 "2008-07-24T23:40:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![shutterbug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@shutterbug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shutterbug)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/impala-power-locks/17170/1 "2008-07-24T23:40:01Z")

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My electric locks stopped working on my 2001 Impala. They will not operate with the fob(s) or by pushing the switches. They have power going to them.  
  
 Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/impala-power-locks/17170/2 "2008-07-25T00:06:54Z")

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My bet is the remote battery is too low or dead. Change the battery and have the remote(s) reprogrammed.

OR, if your Impala has the security flasher/receiver under the dash cover next to the windshield, remove the dashtop cover and clean the contacts with electrical contact cleaner.

I had this fault with my 2000 Silhouette a while back and cleaning the contacts there solved the problem. My independent tech nailed this one right off.