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door locks 88 TC

I just got an 88 TC from a friend of mine and while its in great condition overall, there are some minor things to it that are in need of fixing.

i only have one key for the car and it appears that the ignition key does not open the doors OR, there is something wrong with the locks

the keypad works to open the trunk but the buttons for the door locks dont appear to be working nor can I push the locks down they seem to be stuck in the unlock position.. both of them. does anyone have any suggestions?

door locks 88 TC

Reply #1 –
My ignition key opens my doors

Take the panel off and take a look

door locks 88 TC

Reply #2 –
Find a person with a parts car and get the ignition tumbler and door locks with the keys.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

door locks 88 TC

Reply #3 –
Door lock actuator motors are frozen which jams mechanism thus prevents key and pad from operating the lock, been there done that with my TC & '87 Mustang I owned...

Remove door panel and actuators, key will operate assuming it's the correct one...

door locks 88 TC

Reply #4 –
Tom is right. I was reading that as it had mismatched tumbler and door locks.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

door locks 88 TC

Reply #5 –
Yea sounds right

door locks 88 TC

Reply #6 –
I love this site. Was just looking for info about the locking mechanism cause I was having the same problem as the guy above. Sure enough the actuators were frozen. Popped the rod from the actuator now my doors lock. Now to order new actuators. You guys answered my question before I asked.

door locks 88 TC

Reply #7 –
its highly likely we know more about these cars than the original shop manuals!
if its on these cars, you are in the right spot

door locks 88 TC

Reply #8 –
After I put the door panels on my cougar, the door locks wouldn't lock or unlock anymore.  Stuck in the unlock position.  Turned out the lock  washiznitting the edge of the hole in the door.  Just thought I'd throw that one in there, but I think its a less likely problem then the others.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick: