Drivers door won't open
- Thread starter Beetlegav
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Common fault and usually caused by the cable from handle to lock stretching when hot.
Happened to mine on Friday (for the first time ever) when parked in a sun trap for a couple of hours. Had to drop the window and open from the inside.
Easy enough if fiddly fix to take the door card off and replace the cable, although you may be able to get away with a bit of lock adjustment and even lubrication.
Happened to mine on Friday (for the first time ever) when parked in a sun trap for a couple of hours. Had to drop the window and open from the inside.
Easy enough if fiddly fix to take the door card off and replace the cable, although you may be able to get away with a bit of lock adjustment and even lubrication.
Be careful when it does happen, in my frustration due to the intermittent fault I ended up yanking the handle up over a period of 10 days finally I managed to break the plastic prongs that fix the outer door handle to the inner mechanism. That meant I had to get a new handle that does to come painted 
. Be warned.
. Be warned.Nelly Welly
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Hang on did someone mention a sun trap ?
It's the actual exterior handle when the suns on it. Pull it up and nothing happens
Must be the cable inside the door.
Once I had the windows down for 15mins cooling off it worked again.
Also my key doesn't put the windows down like everyone else's seems to
Must be the cable inside the door.
Once I had the windows down for 15mins cooling off it worked again.
Also my key doesn't put the windows down like everyone else's seems to
Nelly Welly said:Hang on did someone mention a sun trap ?
Laughable in the UK, but yes. Parked in a sheltered spot with drivers door in full sun. Paint was really hot to the touch and door wouldn't not open from outside. Was actually 19c yesterday in Lichfield - well happy with that
Nelly Welly
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It feels like it's about to snow here ! :thumbsdown: