2006 Dodge Dakota passenger side door lock

[Oneofsix]

Hey all,
A little bit stumped on this issue but I wanted to run it by the group and see if I'm leaning towards the right solution.

A couple months ago, I broke the front passenger window cutting grass. I took the door innards off, cleaned up all the glass and set up with Safelite to replace the glass.

After the new glass was put in, I myself put the inner door back together.
What is happening is, the power door lock won't lock. I can't push the actual button down and make it lock either.
I've looked over a diagram- the lock rod has a single point connection, not binding anywhere.
The opening rod for the door doesn't connect to the lock rod and actuates the door normally.

Historically, I've had water infiltrate the door, dirty/bad seal I'm going to say. The passenger window/lock control for the front passenger door shows a bit of chalky white, and the lock actuator is fed from it.
The passenger door control does open/lock all of the other doors so I'm leaning towards a bad lock actuator?
Again, doesn't seem to be any physical binding, just not locking/unlocking of this one door.

I'd hate to pull the actuator twice, so my next step is cleaning up the connections at the window/lock for this door. That doesn't help, then I'm thinking new actuator-

Thoughts?

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[Oneofsix]

Remembered another detail- when I try to lock the doors, the passenger door lock does move a tiny bit- but not at all when unlocking....
Maybe nothing but sometimes the devil is in the details...
Rechecking wiring schematic too.

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[LeeMajors]

Sounds like the locking mechanism in the latch is bound up. Possibly a piece of glass got in right where the rod goes in

 

[RR]

It's your door lock actuator on that door. On a 2006 it's about time for them to fail. Likely it's failure is just coincidental to your window issue.

But I've found the automotive univers likes to throw "take car door apart" type projects at me in twos and threes. Like a couple weeks ago when I had to replace a door lock actuator and a window regulator in the same weekend.

 

[Oneofsix]

Best place to source replacement actuators? Rock Auto didn't seem to have the correct part, unless the picture was just a bad one.

 

[RR]

I've had great luck with Amazon. Also 1aauto.com

 

[Oneofsix]

Sounds like the locking mechanism in the latch is bound up. Possibly a piece of glass got in right where the rod goes in

This was it- after putting the issue on the back burner for a while, I went back to look at it again and the lock was working.

Of course, the window in the same door started getting bound up and one of the regulator cables broke. So I came back to this thread to see part supplier suggestions. Rock Auto wants $24 shipping for the stinking regulator/motor set....