2005 bmw x5 3 0i i ve already checked the child lock.
Front door won t open from outside.
Using a screwdriver remove the door inside handle cap b.
Slide the key in the lock and tap lightly on the key to lubricate the inside of the lock.
Door handle doesn t feel loose or anything.
Using a screwdriver b remove the door grip handle cover a.
Push the hook b remove the inside handle cage a push the lock pin a disconnect the connectors b.
Then the door stopped opening altogether.
My front door won t open.
When you are taking your door panel off the car be sure not to damage the plastic latches.
Door opens fine from the inside but i can t open from the outside.
Next open the door and try to adjust the lock assembly to see what is stuck.
Examine the moving parts in the open door while you actuate the lock from both the inside and outside.
Roll the window down and carefully push the door panel away at the top right above the latch rear of door then look down inside the door at the latch and figure out which rod fell of the latch.
You can take a long screw driver of piece of drill rod and manipulate the lever that opens the latch to get the door open and make repairs as needed.
Every door is different so there isn t one fool proof way to coax them open.
This story began a few months ago.
Any idea before i open the door panel.
Getting the door to open.
Examine the door closely.
After loosening the mounting screws then remove the door trim a.
General tips check to see if there are any doors that will open from the inside or outside.
This is usually easier to do from the inside especially if you ve got.
Lubricate the assembly and move again.
Don t use a wet.
How to fix an exterior door that won t open identify the problem.
Lubricating the door latch is one of the ways in which doors that won t open from the inside or the outside can be fixed.
Flip the key and open the door.
Looking through the crack at the latch i think that s the word for it the metal part that goes inside the door when you move the handle it won t retract into the door completely.
You will need.
Eventually it just stopped opening from the outside completely and someone would have to open it from the inside.