Remove the door panel and the water shield.
Opening door to replace lock actuator on 09 nissan.
Just the ball wire comes off the groove.
Sounds like you need to replace the power door lock actuator for the driver s door.
Remove the screws and pull the actuator off the linkage.
In some cars the door lock actuator is positioned below the latch.
A rod connects the actuator to the latch and another rod connects the latch to the knob that sticks up out of the top of the door.
I find this highly coincidental that door locks go out at the same time.
Car door lock actuators are designed to lock and unlock a door without the effort of pulling on a cable and rod.
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It even affects the gas cap lock we can t put gas in it when the actuator doesn t unlock the cap.
Our 2004 murano has the same door actuator problem both front locks are intermittant to reliably lock and unlock the doors.
Disconnect the wiring from the actuator.