I swear- every car I've ever had with electric locks, at least one of
the doors decides not to cooperate.

2005 Caravan SXT. Noticed the other day that the driver-side slider does
not lock with the inside electric button on either front door, or on the
fob. Works fine with the mechanical button, no apparent damage to door
on visual inspection. The electrical connector exposed at bottom edge of
door is tight and undamaged. All the other doors work fine. Only has 42k
miles, which is why I bought it.

So, I conclude the lock solenoid is bad, or the connector on it is
loose. (No sound/movement at all from the door- it isn't even trying to
fire.) Anybody else ever dealt with this before? Any online sources for
how to take the door apart without trashing the interior trim panel?
(Heaven forbid they do like an old pickup and use a screw-mounted access
plate.) Or do I need to blow 20 bucks on a shrink-wrapped manual at the
store, and hope it includes a diagram? (I presume the factory manuals
are $100 plus these days...) And how much does the solenoid cost?

I know, it isn't a big deal- but this is the first car I have bought in
six years, and the first one that I paid over 10k for. I was hoping to
have a 'nice' car for at least a year or two before stuff starting
falling off. :^(

(Side rant- why did they quit putting keyholes on all but driver door
and hatch? Some of us hate carrying those enormous fob keys.)
--
aem sends...