# Intermittent door lock failure

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-door-lock-failure/89168>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** camryhybrid, electrical-wiring, toyota\
**Created:** [February 27, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-door-lock-failure/89168 "2015-02-27T17:45:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mewaldman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@mewaldman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mewaldman)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-door-lock-failure/89168/1 "2015-02-27T17:45:46Z")

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I have a 2009 Camry Hybrid. Both driver side door locks work/fail intermittently. This sometimes does/doesn’t happen when i use the inside door panel button, outside door button, outside hand sensor when i grab the door latch, remote control buttons, gear shift . . . etc. I see the driver side locks open/close or not move while I see the passenger side doors lock/unlock correctly.

For some reason, it seems to be a bit better when the weather gets warmer around hear in the northeast. I thought it might have something to do with the integration relay. But i’m not exactly sure where it is. I looked under the dashboard, too many wires!. On the drivers side I have located the fuse box, unplugged most of the wires, plugged them back in and it seemed to help only for a day or two, but the temperature also warmed up on those days.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-door-lock-failure/89168/2 "2015-02-27T18:33:49Z")

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The relays should be under the hood in the Power Distribution box, on the left front fender area.

I doubt that this is your problem or none of the locks would work.  
I’d say you have a poor connection or switch in the drivers door where all the switches are.

With a test light and wire scamatic you may be able to track down the bad connection/switch, If you are lucky enough that it is acting up at the time you are testing.

Yosemite