PASSENGER DOOR WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE FREE

If you need to replace any of the rods, you can get cheap replacement parts for many common types of cars at a scrapyard.

If any of the rods are bent and that’s why they are out of place, try bending them straight again using a pair of pliers, then snap them back into the holes or clips that are meant to hold them.

You should see the metal rods moving, so if any of them are just staying still, take a closer look at whether they are loose or broken.

If you don’t notice any obviously damaged rods, try pulling the door handle or locking and unlocking the door’s lock while you look at the metal rods.

Buy replacement rods, pull out the damaged ones, and snap the new ones into place if any rods are broken. Stick them back into the holes or clips if they are just loose. Look closely to see if any of these rods are popped out of the holes or clips that they are supposed to sit in or if they are bent or broken in some way. If you dont want to drill again, I suggest replacing the rivets with a bolt and nut easily obtainable at your hardware store. You have to disconnect the rod going to it. You will see several metal rods inside the door that attach to the locking and latching mechanisms. If the exterior door handle is broken, you will need to drill out the rivets that hold it in, and then get the door open and the panel off. I assume that since my problem is similar to other posts that the problem is probably in the lock mechanism as others but since the issue is a little different I wanted to see if anyone else either had the same problem too or if it could be a different problem area all together.Fix any broken or loose metal rods.

PASSENGER DOOR WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE FREE

Sometimes it takes up to a minute or so and sometimes only a few times and the lock becomes free and then opens straight away by using either the inside or outside latches. Meanwhile, I had my left hand on the outside door handle pulling and pushing as fast as I could. Anyway, when it first occurred, I rolled down the window and reached in while standing outside the passenger door with my right hand I began moving the lock latch on top rear of the door card while up and down as fast as I could. So, for 10+ years I tell myself every time it happens that I need to replace it but since it is not my only source of trans I usually don't have anyone in it. Here's my dilemma: About every 10 or so times that I lock the vehicle (not double/superlock but merely pressing the lock button on remote once) my passenger front door will not unlock the next time I either press unlock on remote or use key in driver's door. I then removed the door cover and unbolted the inner panel but I couldnt. My problem seems to be a little different from anyone else's posts I've read. I managed to fix it by unbolting the passenger seat and sliding it out of the way.

My front passenger door has been that way for years. By the way I used a 1/2' eclipse blade with 22TPI and found reversing the blade to cut on the pulling stroke rather than the pushing stroke was more effective and cut through quicker. So it seems sawing through the striker is the easiest way to open a superlocked front door, the back door must be open of course in order to cut the striker. The front passenger door (LH) appeared to superlock on the Autobiography a fortnight ago, been waiting for a replacement striker before cutting through the original one to open the door and remove the latch assembly, decided not to destroy the latch as per forum, though did buy numerous 1mtr lengths of various sizes and profiles of steel from B&Q for that purpose and decided to use the rear door off method, but found it unnecessary to actually remove the door, so protecting the paintwork with 1/2 a dozen layers of Duct/Gaffer tape wrapped around the edge of the front door and on the face of the rear door at the point of the striker extending down to the plastic trim in case of any mishaps, I used a 12' hacksaw blade in a holder and sawed though the nearest stem of the staple, then after a cuppa, sawed though the other, obviously carefully so as not to cut through the tape, each bit of damage was covered with another layer, the end of the saw blade was also covered with tape when cutting through the 2nd stem, finally the door swung open and I removed the card and latch with no damage to paintwork at all, I'm glad I didn't destroy the latch, because the reason it was 'superlocked' was simply the end of a small, but very important (and flimsy) nylon lever had broken off, unfortunately the case and all relevant internal gubbings are handed and all my spare latches are of the opposite hand, so will have to order new latch from dealer after the Holiday, still this does give me a spare motor for the next failure as these are not handed and fit L&R&Rr.

Passenger door wont open from inside