2001 F150 power door lock actuator

Asked by StokerF150 Mar 11, 2015 at 05:20 PM about the 2001 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

During warm weather only, my interior and box lights will stay on for several minutes after I have opened/closed the driver’s door. Even when driving. This has been remedied in the past with a new power door lock actuator. This will be my fourth one should I decide to replace it. What will happen if I just cut the wires in the door to the interior and box lights? Can I still use the key fob to unlock the door? Can I still use the light switch on the dash to illuminate the interior and box lights? Will I have any other issues if I cut those wires? I am tired of replacing the actuator. Truck is getting old so I really want to avoid putting any more money in it. Thanks for the advice.

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ferdiv answered 9 years ago

you can cut them, you just won't be able to use them later. I wont recommend to you to do it.

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StokerF150 answered 9 years ago

Yeah probably not a good idea. Truck is getting old. Just used for a little fishing, little hunting, little hauling. Would rather not put ANOTHER actuator in. So the question still is, will I still be able to manually do those functions? Unlock the door, turn on interior and box lights?

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ferdiv answered 9 years ago

for the door yes, you just need the keys, if there are any back door and the lock is not in the outside then you got an issue

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