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Anonymous Posted on Dec 03, 2011

The lock on the driver side door wont unlock and the door wont open

The lock on the driver side door was getting held up. I had to hit the unlock button 3 - 4 times. Now the door will not unlock and I can not open the door. If I have to take the panel off to repair I can't because I can not get the door open to take the panel off. How do I repair this?

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It sounds like you have a bad door lock actuator.How ever this should not keep you from opening the door.All you should have to door is use your key or open it from the inside manually.

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Hey Kim!

Well, the first question is, and please don't think I am under estimating you on anything, is can you pull up at all on the lock rod? Or, does it feel jammed? Second, yes, the door has to be open to remove the panel because of the bottom pins that hold the panel to the door.

So, let's try and get the door open first.

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