Pass front door will not open

hi this iversh again....


The other way is you remove as much of the top
door panel or weather stripping as you can, take a long screw driver
and break the latch to get the door open (yes it is a real pain). The
reason I suggest to car owners to bring it to a BMW specialist is to
minimize the damage. There is no easy way to do it. and with the
actuator bad you can't open it with the Scan tool anyway. Good luck


hi this iversh again....
The other way is you remove as much of the top door panel or weather stripping as you can, take a long screw driver and break the latch to get the door open (yes it is a real pain). The reason I suggest to car owners to bring it to a BMW specialist is to minimize the damage. There is no easy way to do it. and with the actuator bad you can't open it with the Scan tool anyway. Good luck

Do you mean the
actuall silver handel or the whole thing including the black plasic?
Eaither way id take off the little black circle under the handle and
adjust the screw thats in there. The handle has to be aligned just
right or it will cause problems

IF THAT DOESNT SOLVE U LL HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR PANEL AND INSPECT THE CABLE

















Pass the unit through the door slot as you remove the door panel. Look
on the back of the black door handle assembly. NOTICE where the
inch-or-two of cable that leads out from the handle needs to sit inside
a channel on the plastic assembly. THis is where the loose play occurs.  reinsert it snugly into the channel, and PRESTO.



Note that when you reinstall the door panel, and thread the door handle
assembly through the slot, it will be tighter toward the rear of the
car. Give the entire assembly a good firm tug toward the front of the
car, assuring the cable does not slip out of the assembly. There will
be sufficient play in the cable to do so, and pass it through.


Sometimes it is the latch. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS  only when cold.  there is an updated cable
for that concern. You would have to goto the dealer for that cable.
there is a tsb for that cable they will know about it just remember to
explain it with the cold part. But you still may have the latch
problem. Cable is alot cheaper

Are you talking about the inside door handle or the outside? If it's
the inside, there is a screw you need to remove in the "cup" of the
door handle. The plastic handle is attached to a rod with a hook on the
end of it. It's easier if you use a pair of needle nose pliers to hold
the rod while you remove the broken piece. Use the pliers to pull the
rod toward the front of the door. The new handle goes on the same way.
Takes maybe 10 minutes.








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HAVE A NICE DAY Do you mean the actuall silver handel or the whole thing including the black plasic? Eaither way id take off the little black circle under the handle and adjust the screw thats in there. The handle has to be aligned just right or it will cause problems
IF THAT DOESNT SOLVE U LL HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR PANEL AND INSPECT THE CABLE

Pass the unit through the door slot as you remove the door panel. Look on the back of the black door handle assembly. NOTICE where the inch-or-two of cable that leads out from the handle needs to sit inside a channel on the plastic assembly. THis is where the loose play occurs.  reinsert it snugly into the channel, and PRESTO.

Note that when you reinstall the door panel, and thread the door handle assembly through the slot, it will be tighter toward the rear of the car. Give the entire assembly a good firm tug toward the front of the car, assuring the cable does not slip out of the assembly. There will be sufficient play in the cable to do so, and pass it through.
Sometimes it is the latch. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS  only when cold.  there is an updated cable for that concern. You would have to goto the dealer for that cable. there is a tsb for that cable they will know about it just remember to explain it with the cold part. But you still may have the latch problem. Cable is alot cheaper
Are you talking about the inside door handle or the outside? If it's the inside, there is a screw you need to remove in the "cup" of the door handle. The plastic handle is attached to a rod with a hook on the end of it. It's easier if you use a pair of needle nose pliers to hold the rod while you remove the broken piece. Use the pliers to pull the rod toward the front of the door. The new handle goes on the same way. Takes maybe 10 minutes.


THANK YOU HOPE THIS HELPED HAVE A NICE DAY