1996 saab drive side door will not unlock - Saab Cars & Trucks

ouch a saab,, why a saab?
sorry, is not saab like yugo cars? and volvos'?
common places.
glove box.
left lower side of drivers seat (LHD cars) right side RHD cars.
un center console (open lids look)
under dash.
buttons on dash.
just look all those places and bingo.

pull door panel. check rod or cable connections to exterior handle

Sounds like the linkage came off, remove the door panel and inspect

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Check for a bad switch in the door.
Water leaking from the rag top-door seal joint often drains into the switch, causing a short or bad contact eventually.

drive slower and put some michelin tyres on it

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/739427/Saab-92x.html?page=95

Did you solve your problem?

you have a short in the locking system.

Try putting the key in the door and turning it to the unlock position two or three time.

I had this same problem and I fixed it by opening up the door panel and accessing the door handle mechanism by removing the membrane that covers up the access holes. After watching the mechanism work by manually lifting and lowering the lock as well as actuating the door handle, I noticed that the door handle mechanism was causing the lock to bind as a return spring was not letting the mechanism return to neutural after the door handle was actuated. This blocked the mechanism from unlocking even with the key. Believe it or not all that was required was a little wd - 40 on the mechanism and the problem disappeared. The lock once again worked both with the key and with the remote. 15 minutes to take off the door panel 25 minutes to diagnose, 20 minutes to think about what might be causing the spring not to work correctly and less than a minute to remedy. I hope that I can save you the 45 minutes. Good Luck