Locked door - will not open! Help

mcirl2 · 13-11-2007 9:29pm #1

Hi,

the back passenger driver side door of my car wont open. The handle wont open (it locks when the handle is pushed in).

Any ideas how to open it. The door is shut obviously so cant get at the lock.

any advice would be great!!

Mike

colm_mcm · 13-11-2007 9:31pm

presume it's a Ford of some sort?

has the car got central locking or deadlocking?

crosstownk · 13-11-2007 9:39pm

Make/model?

It's common enough on most last generation VWs too.

Max_Damage · 13-11-2007 9:47pm

It also sometimes happens to my parent's Mazda 626. Usually opens eventually.

You could try and take off the door card and root around inside the door to try and get it opened.

alias no.9 · 13-11-2007 9:59pm

It may be a stupid question but have you tried it from the outside, could the child lock be on?

colm_mcm · 13-11-2007 10:28pm

it sounds like Ford door handles where you push the door release handle in to lock the car?

mcirl2 · 13-11-2007 11:03pm

ya its a ford - 96 escort.

Def not a child lock.

Dont think I can get the door card off without ripping it out as u need to take screws out from the part of the door by the locked.

Will just rip it I think!!

Cheers for help!

colm_mcm · 13-11-2007 11:16pm

don't do anything rash yet! someone else will have encountered this before.

Locked door - will not open! Help

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