2005 bmw x5 3 0i i ve already checked the child lock.
Front door won t open from outside.
Door opens fine from the inside but i can t open from the outside.
Begin by checking the keyway for blockage.
Spray the door key with a graphite based lubricant.
Push the hook b remove the inside handle cage a push the lock pin a disconnect the connectors b.
Every door is different so there isn t one fool proof way to coax them open.
This is usually easier to do from the inside especially if you ve got.
Lubricate the assembly and move again.
Next open the door and try to adjust the lock assembly to see what is stuck.
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.
Examine the moving parts in the open door while you actuate the lock from both the inside and outside.
General tips check to see if there are any doors that will open from the inside or outside.
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.
My front door won t open.
Getting the door to open.
When you are taking your door panel off the car be sure not to damage the plastic latches.
Examine the door closely.
Coming in from the outside the door would get stuck constantly.
Don t use a wet.
Using a screwdriver remove the door inside handle cap b.
Any idea before i open the door panel.
After loosening the mounting screws then remove the door trim a.
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.
You will need.
Door handle doesn t feel loose or anything.
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.
Then the door stopped opening altogether.
This story began a few months ago.
Slide the key in the lock and tap lightly on the key to lubricate the inside of the lock.