Passenger door won't open at all

macmalon · 28th December 2019, 15:49

Hi,

I come here because I cannot open my passenger door (LHD).

A bit of history: one year ago, this door wouldn't unlock with the remote. So I decided to unmount the whole lock system to repair one of the motor inside. I put it back and the door would lock and unlock perfectly with the remote.

Now, one month ago, my passenger inside the car said to me, hey I cannot open the door. So I told him to release the handle and pull a second time. But the door was really stuck. So he had to get out through the driver door. The small lock bit was half way, neither fully open, neither fully down. When I pulled on it it went back to position and the same when I pushed on it.

Today I decided to have a real look at the problem. I managed to kind of open the door panel and get my hand inside the door. I managed to get access to the door latch mechanism but nothing happens. When I fiddled with the green bit, which correspond to the locking/unlocking system, it doesn't want to stay in position. So there's actually no way I can open this damned door now, and I really don't know what to do. I guess something has moved inside the locking mechanism because of me previously unmounting it...

Any help is welcome. And I hope it won't be a crowbar job...

28th December 2019, 15:49	#1
macmalon Regular poster MG ZT-T Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Nantes Posts: 30 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Passenger door won't open at all Hi, I come here because I cannot open my passenger door (LHD). A bit of history: one year ago, this door wouldn't unlock with the remote. So I decided to unmount the whole lock system to repair one of the motor inside. I put it back and the door would lock and unlock perfectly with the remote. Now, one month ago, my passenger inside the car said to me, hey I cannot open the door. So I told him to release the handle and pull a second time. But the door was really stuck. So he had to get out through the driver door. The small lock bit was half way, neither fully open, neither fully down. When I pulled on it it went back to position and the same when I pushed on it. Today I decided to have a real look at the problem. I managed to kind of open the door panel and get my hand inside the door. I managed to get access to the door latch mechanism but nothing happens. When I fiddled with the green bit, which correspond to the locking/unlocking system, it doesn't want to stay in position. So there's actually no way I can open this damned door now, and I really don't know what to do. I guess something has moved inside the locking mechanism because of me previously unmounting it... Any help is welcome. And I hope it won't be a crowbar job...