Car door stuck

nortong

Rambosmum wrote: »

I can't afford/ be bothered to fix).

What?...I mean why?.....Oh, never mind

Norman_Castle

In the very cold winter a few years back the latch on my door froze. The door opened but then wouldn't stay shut. I couldn't drive or leave the car like this. It took at least half an hour, at minus 4, right next to a busy, slushy road, spraying wd40 and de-icer into the latch before it finally worked. It wasn't fun!. I swore a lot.

If your door is frozen somewhere, hopefully it will defrost in the expected warmer weather.

Richard53

If you are close enough to the house, a hair dryer aimed at the lock for a few minutes will usually free up anything caused by ice in the system - and, as a bonus, dry the lock out so that you can squirt the WD-40 in and prevent it happening again.


In an emergency, it's possible to blow into the lock to do the same thing, but you risk welding your lips to the bodywork, not to mention the strange looks from passers-by.


I would recommend silicon spray (Halfords do it) for keeping the door seals nice and supple and preventing them from sticking.

loskie

Maybe the linkage from the handle to the locking mechanism has come adrift. This happened in my 1999 Octavia so of very similar construction. Quite an easy fix for a competent mechanic I wouldn't go to a main dealer for it maybe a good local, family rum bodyshop.