If the electric motor or the mechanism inside the door lock actuator wears out the door lock may lock or unlock slowly or work sometimes but not all the time.
Town and country door lock making noise.
43 people reported this problem repairpal fair price estimate.
A buzzing noise after the door locks or unlocks is the door actuator the reason the cost of replacement is 400 to 800 is because the time it takes to get to the actuator is about 20 30 for a professional and about 1 hour for a beginner that s just to get to the device.
If the door lock actuators integrated into the door latch assembly are noisy and or not working the latch should be replaced.
They could have constructed this a new way and cut the time by 70 to 80 but that s not up to the laborers and engineers dont care about ease of access.
In some cars a door lock actuator becomes noisy and produces a squeaking or buzzing noise when the power door locks are locked or unlocked.