Subject: Stuck Door Lock? Author: davintosh : member since February, 2009 : 93 posts Posted on: 2009-12-10 16:35:31

I've got a situation and need some help... My son went to unlock an already unlocked driver's door last night and accidentally put it in deadlock mode. I was able to get it out of deadlock, but the driver's side door still won't unlock. When I turn the key in the lock, I can get the other three doors to lock again, and when I turn the key to the left, I can hear a clunk in the driver's door, so I think it might be a case of a sticky locking mechanism, exacerbated by the cold temps we're having (it was -7 F this morning!)

I'd like to pull the door apart and clean/lube the mechanism, but first I need to get the door OPEN! I let the car run a while to get well warmed up this morning, but still no joy on getting it unlocked. I tried gently pulling up on the inside door lock knob, and got nowhere with that. So the door is STILL locked. While I'm able to crawl over the console to get in the driver's seat, I don't enjoy it. At all.

On a side note, is there any way to disable the deadlock business? Since buying the car a couple of months back, three people in my family (including me!) have accidentally deadlocked the thing. That's one 'feature' BMW certainly could've deleted from the list and made people happier.

01-1988 E32 735i Sedan — M30 — USA — Left hand drive — Manual — Production Code: GB33
1984 528e 5-speed

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• Stuck Door Lock? - davintosh 2009-12-10 16:35:31 (297 views)
  • THE DOOR IS OPEN!!! - davintosh 2009-12-17 18:25:35 (118 views)
    • Glad you got it open! - cvillebimmer 2009-12-17 20:00:58 (62 views)
      • Re: Glad you got it open! - davintosh 2009-12-17 21:25:35 (46 views)
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  • how to get the door open.... (url) - shogun 2009-12-10 17:22:22 (140 views)
    • I wish there was a better view of that problem solenoid - bcweir750 2009-12-12 17:34:40 (62 views)
      • Turned out there are two electrical motors in the lock (pic) - Johan750 2009-12-16 12:35:43 (99 views)
        • I think the second motor was next to it. - Johan750 2009-12-18 10:14:26 (41 views)
        • Re: Turned out there are two electrical motors in the lock - davintosh 2009-12-17 21:29:13 (51 views)
        • brass and plastic. Son of a gun. - bcweir750 2009-12-16 13:25:49 (49 views)
    • Re: how to get the door open.... - davintosh 2009-12-10 17:39:40 (81 views)
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        • Last Resort? (pic) - davintosh 2009-12-12 17:58:31 (110 views)
          • Re: Last Resort? - Patrick C 88 750 160K 2009-12-16 17:58:13 (64 views)