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Door not opening

Old Jan 23, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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Ok so my door will not open. None of the handles are working and the door is stuck shut. Any ideas?
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 01:25 AM
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Maybe it's frozen if you're in one of these nasty areas that is getting this hit. Otherwise I couldn't see why all of the doors would be stuck at the same time...
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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No its only one door.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Maybe it's frozen if you're in one of these nasty areas that is getting this hit. Otherwise I couldn't see why all of the doors would be stuck at the same time...
This happened to me when I lived in Detroit. There was a thin layer of moisture on the outside of the door seal. When the temp. dropped, it froze the driver's side door shut. I felt like an idiot when I had to get in through the passenger side.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Try giving it a nice pop with your shoulder from inside while you hold the door latch open.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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mine does that like every morning. nothing that a prybar cant handle
 
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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Well its latched shut. And I dont have a problem with it freezing im in Florida were its 80 degrees in the winter. Is there a way I can take it apart from the inside?
 
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 02:47 AM
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You'd have to get it open before you can work on it I don't think you could get to all the screws otherwise. Hit unlock a lot and try to open it from the inside. lock and unlock it a few times maybe something is jammed inside and hopefully not just snapped.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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Yeh I think the door motor just completely shot out. I dont care about the panel I can get another one. But once I have that panel off then what?
 
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Old Jan 25, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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I'd pry the latch open then you can take a look at what messed up a little better.
 
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