Driver's side door won't open!?
I've been trying to search but haven't found anything.
I went to get in my car today and my driver's side door won't open - from inside or out. There's no resistance to the handle (i've played with the manual lock mechanism on the side of the door) and I hear nothing when I use the auto lock/unlock... Anyone have any idea? Or at least how to open the door when it's in this condition? I busted up my knee yesterday so I can't even climb over the console and I'm supposed to be making a road trip today (as in a few hours ago). |
Did you try your key? Or is it jsut the handle? Maybe the wire on the inside of the panel came off. That is the only thing i can think of for now.
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Key doesn't work. The manual locker inside doesn't work. Inside and outside handles have no resistance and when I auto lock/unlock I hear no noise inside the door...
Any way I can get the door open? Can I even remove the panel with the door closed? |
I can't think of how to open it but you might want to give the dealers a call and they can help you w/ that. I hope they tell you.
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You will have to take it the dealer. My car is headed down that path as well. Your locking mechanism is done. Costs around $600 - $800 at the dealer. There are times when my door will only open with the key. I don't hear a noise either when I try to open it elctronically on occassion.
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Inside and outside handles have no resistance |
hmm never heard this problem before
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Just to replace that wire is between $600 to 800 bucks!!! I would never pay that. I would Jerry rig that before i ever pay that price.
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^ i hope thats not true else that is taking it to a whole another level for the stealership... its an easy thing to do, iv done it on a couple of my old cars and it should not be any different, if u confirm its the wire then get it for $20-60 and DIY or have a local mechanic do it.
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If it is the wire, it shouldn't be that costly to repair. I was told the locking mechanism itself was going bad and not the wiring. Either way, get it checked out sooner than later.
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^ but if the locking mechanism was the only thing going bad then in this case he would still feel resistance while pulling on the door handles which is why i believe its the wore it could also be the locking mech. if the remote is not unlocking the door.
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Hey all, sorry for the delayed response (I finally made it to my destination).
After giving up on the car I went inside to throw things around... I called the dealer and they said it was probably a broken wire and would be $300 for the part and $150 for labor (EABOD, dealer, EABOD)... I then went back outside, hit unlock on my key fob and the door magically opened. It has been working fine since, but I can only assume whatever happened will come back. When I get back home I will probably pull the panel off and take a look inside. I just bought this car (94k miles now) so who knows what has been done to it. I did notice today that there is some clear plastic hanging below the door pinched between the door and panel. Is this normal or has something been done inside before? Anyway: the real challenge is pulling the panel off the door if you can't get it open. As far as I can tell this isn't even possible (as the trim hangs between the door and the rest of the car). Anyone have any thoughts/insight? |
That is still pretty expensive for me. I'll just roll the window down and jump in.
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Originally Posted by bluedevils95
(Post 5768521)
That is still pretty expensive for me. I'll just roll the window down and jump in.
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Originally Posted by WxAxGxS
(Post 5768502)
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I did notice today that there is some clear plastic hanging below the door pinched between the door and panel. Is this normal or has something been done inside before? ... |
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