Hello

Ok this morning when I woke up I was received with the pleasant surprise that my driver's door isnt opening (sarcasm). Anyway all of the locks are responding when I turn the key or unlock with the remote but the driver's door remains locked. The lock **** covers are moving, when I pull the door handle the lock **** also moves. Based on this Im guessing the door lock actuator must be stuck on the lock position. Does anyone know a way to disengage the actuator or open the door from the inside??? Does anyone have any other suggestions?? Any help will be greatly appreciated its really annoying having to get into the car from the passengers side.

 

Does the door unlock with the key? If it doesn't unlock with the key the actuator must be physically broken. Take it apart and see if there is a latch clip loose or something. There are youtube videos that can show you how it comes out.

 

Problem is is, since i cant open the door i cant remove the actuator. I tried to remove the door panel but since the door is closed, the panel seems to be stuck. Anyway if I manage to reach the actuator ill check it out and see what I can find. Thanks for the info.

 

Ok I finally managed to get the panel out and I have access to the actuator. Ok the mechanism seem to be working as far as I can see, I click the power lock and the mechanism rotates and everything. When I pull the door handle I can hear a click inside the actuator but the door still doesnt open. Right now i cant remove it because the door is closed so Im trying to find a way to release the door from the inside. Does anyone have an idea how to manually unlock the door from the inside??? Please help

 

I have a couple extra actuators around, let me check the tomorrow and will get back to you.

 

Ok, theres a cable that latches into the interior lever, try pulling on it, it might have "released" itself from the handle.





Sorry i have no way of marking things right now, heres both sides of the actuator, you can see the cable and maybe by moving the red button on the lower photo (or black arm next to it) it may open.
Ill double check if i have one on the trunk of my car..

 

Ok, lucky I had the actuator on the trunk of my car, heres a couple pics, on the first one look at the red oval, theres a black latch and a red button that moves up and down, that is your actual lock, if the locking system is working fine, just unlock your car, if not, do it by hand, as it shows in the photo, the button is facing down on the slide slot, that is the unlocked position.
I have place the photo as it should be in the car more or less, with the plugs facing down (arrows) Not a 100% but I believe this is the side that you can see.


Once you have the car unlocked you need to pull on the lever wire, no the sleeve (and I mean the inside opening lever) if you feel around you will get to touch a ferrule (like on bikes throttle cable), you will have to pull the ferrule and push the door to open, or, try the bronze colored part that I have circled here, pulling it, should open the door.
heres the photo of the other side.


Hope this helps

 

Thank you very much for all the pictures. I still haven't been able to open the door but I have a clearer idea of where i should start. Ill give it a shot tomorrow and see how it goes.