Driver Door -Help!!

[bigsanj]

Hi all

The wife has just rang me to tell me she can't close the drivers door.

Any ideas?

Thanks


X5 4.4 Sport

[gmc15]

It's probably frozen, happened to mine many a time. I think it will just take time to thaw out unfortunately. I know this won't help your wife at the moment though   She could try getting the inside of the car as warm as possible with the doors closed - or as closed as she can get it. I think it is the mechanism inside the door itself behind the handle that freezes, so pouring hot warer on the lock probably won't do any good.

[bigsanj]

Well I got to her and she managed to close the door but then wouldn't open.

Got it working now. Was worried she had broken something!


X5 4.4 Sport

[gmc15]

Good news If the door won't open from the outside don't try and force it as it will break the mechanism inside - well documented problem. If my drivers door would not open easily, I would find one that did, usually one of the back doors and open that and climb through into the front and open the door from the inside

[Raj]

Freaked me out 2 Christmas's ago when it happened to me. Ended up dropping the window and holding the door closed and putting the lock pin down to hold it in place.

[ianmaney]

Oh the irony of it! This happened to me this morning, bum clenching half hour till it thawed out !!

[Don Coffey]

Is this an issue that only effects E53s or are the E70/71s effected as well?

Don

[scooby1doo1]

Did it to mine last yr and did it this morning as well, usually only takes a few mins if driving and its ok.
As anybody tried in insulate the area affected


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[storminmike]

[quote="scooby1doo1"]
Did it to mine last yr and did it this morning as well, usually only takes a few mins if driving and its ok.
As anybody tried in insulate the area affected


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done it to me too

I think it usually happens when the door is opened and left ajar for a brief moment

[DougieV8]

I sprayed WD40 in the lock and around about it after this happened to me a couple of weeks ago - been ok since. I half expected it again this morning with a frost white car at -4c but all ok.

[Imy]

try this:

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/ ... emedy.html

[bigsanj]

Cheers for your help guys. Going to try the antifreeze trick. Will let you know how it goes.


X5 4.4 Sport

[Lee4.8is]

This happened to me over the two winters I owned mine! I used to have to open the rear doors & climb over & then when I opened the drivers door it wouldn't then shut so I had to drive to work holding the door shut going around corners it just adds to the fun! 

The problem I had though was when i got to work the door wouldn't shut properly so I couldn't lock & alarm it so I had to spend ages breathing on the door handle to try to thaw it! Fun & games 

[Rusty]

Not had this problem yet, but I keep mine in the garage and use my GSM heater to pre-warm the car anyway :p


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[Lee4.8is]

[quote="Rusty"]
Not had this problem yet, but I keep mine in the garage and use my GSM heater to pre-warm the car anyway :p


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That's the answer keep the X garaged & you won't get the problem  at the time I only had 1 garage & the TVR had that,so my poor X had to stay on the drive, we both miss the X5 loads but not the fuel bills!