Replace the outside door handle. happened to me with same car, had to replace both handles. poor design causes the lifter arm to bend and eventally causes it to not lift enought to open the door.
Linkage off from outside handle handle brokern
Is there a fuse that will discount the unlock/lock on the front doors. they seem to be locking from the inside and cant open from the outside.
SOURCE: I have a 99 528i, driver side door won't open from inside or out.
to be honest i would need the car in front of me to diagnose correctly but from the sound of it the mechanism inside the door is worn,the lever that springs open the jaws has worn to the extent that it will not push the two contacts inside the lock open to allow the door pawl to swivel around releasing the door.Only way is too remove the door trim if you can and operate the mechanism with a big screwdriver to open the door then renew the mechanism
SOURCE: 1999 BMW 323iS drivers side door. I cannot open
you are correct they are flimsey and get fatigued with age easy to replace harder to find
SOURCE: how to adjust handbrake on hyundai excel 95, fix inside front doo
Adjusting the handbrake is easy.Between the two front seats where the cup holders are behind there is a cubby hole.This has a bottom which can be easily prised out.You will see the handbrake adjusters which you just need to tighten.
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