LC200 locked with dead battery?

[GrouchyTech]

Sorry dumb question but why would the lock actuator be removed?

Replacement

 

[bloc]

The little motors inside the actuator have been known to give people trouble.

 

[texag06ish]

So it sounds like everyone who's manual key won't work without power has had their lock actuator removed, or at least isn't sure that it wasn't done prior to their ownership.

Does anyone have a rig with an untouched lock actuator that won't unlock with the key when there is no power?

Me, but in my case it was a Tundra.