Rear door lock will not unlock

2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
217,000 MILES • 3.3L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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COLMANGO
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all four doors lock and unlock, rear door will not unlock.
Sep 3, 2017 at 6:18 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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The most likely cause is a bad electronic actuator in that door but the door panel would have to be removed to confirm that.
Sep 3, 2017 at 8:09 AM
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STEVE W.
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The rear door will lock but not unlock? Or it does nothing?
Does the exterior key switch work and not the front switch or nothing works?

There are two relays in the instrument panel fuse block. One locks the rear door, the other is the unlock relay. Swap them and see if you now can unlock but not lock the rear door.

If you have rear cargo doors you will also want to be sure the contact plates and spring pins are clean.
Sep 6, 2017 at 12:30 AM
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