power locks (searched and no help)

[WILDACEX187]

well its time to put an alarm on my car but i gotta get the power door locks to work right. usually when u're inside the car and u lock the driver door the passenger should lock, same thing if u unlock it. well when i do this in my car all i hear on the passenger side is a click but the lock doesnt move. BUT if i unlock the car with the key from the passenger side (driver side only opens driver side not both :( ) it opens both :doh:

how do i get it to open both when i unlock the driver side door and when i lock the driver side door? all i hear is a click inside the passenger door when i try it. thanx for any help that u guys can give me :bow:

[FRpilot]

i am having trouble with the power door locks too. right now, my alarm is connected to everything except the pdl..

[Ritz S14]

Sometimes the actuator becomes loose. So when it locks unlocks it doesn't "grab" the linkage to unlook the door. You'll have remove the door panel and take a look.

[WILDACEX187]

Sometimes the actuator becomes loose. So when it locks unlocks it doesn't "grab" the linkage to unlook the door. You'll have remove the door panel and take a look.

but then why does the passenger side open the driver side :wtf:
i gotta wait till it gets warmer. its 32 ova here :ugh:

[projectRDM]

What year is the car? 89-90 cars use a 2-wire system with a trigger in the keyswitch and the driver's actuator. 91-94 cars use a single wire system that's a little different. It would sound like one of the sneding units is loose/damaged if it's only working one way. Pull the panels and inspect both units, follow the FSM to verify their operation.

[WILDACEX187]

its a 91. should i inspect the actuator or the wire?