Review on 🔒 Dorman 746-014 Door Lock Actuator Motor for Specific Models, Jet Black by Shaylon Bateson

I myself installed two parts of this number on a 2001 Safari SLT 7 passenger van. One on the passenger door and one on the driver's door. They look great and fit perfectly. When I tested them they were very noisy, banging on the bar to lock and unlock the doors. I checked my work and didn't find anything extra that would cause excessive noise. Fastened the door panel with all new fasteners and got on with my life. About a year later, the driver's door lock motor stopped working without even clicking. You couldn't even use the manual interior locking button or key to open or close the door, everything was frozen. My wife went to an out of state water park and asked me to at least manually lock the door for her. I removed the door panel and had to remove the linkage to get the door lock to work manually for me. I removed the latch motor and found that it was stuck and no part of it was moving. Having no intention of fitting another Dorman product due to the short life of an engine, I ordered a replacement brand from VDO. Before I got a replacement, the passenger door lock motor started making loud noises and wouldn't move the lock. I ordered a Delco brand lockout motor because I was concerned that the VDO brand might not be as good as the OEM block. When the new parts arrived the Delco part was labeled VDO, long story short I run two VDO door motors in the van. I'll let you know how they work as they are currently quiet and working well. Updated 4/4/15, VDO units still work fine. FYI, the passenger side engine has the gears on the piston removed. Stuck in driver's door motor. 7/24/13 VDO lock motors still work like new.