Mini Cooper Drivers Side Door Wont Open From Inside

Insert the bowden cable back into the housing of the door latch assembly.

Mini cooper drivers side door wont open from inside. Driver door won t open my daughter has a 2010 mini cooper 2 door camden special edition that was having sporadic issues where the door would not open needed to squeeze the handle multiple times for the unlock to engage. Doing this will increase the tightness between the cable and the housing. Wrap a piece of felt tape around the plastic portion of the bowden cable one revolution only. 2003 mini cooper driver side.

Last friday it s happened suddenly not to open door even using key directly. When reattaching the cable wire to the door latch be sure to attach it properly. It sounds like the release cables are pulling but the latch is staying in the latched position. As a result the car door won t open from inside or outside.

The window has slipped off the track and requires adjustment. We re a forum community dedicated to the mini cooper cooper s and clubman. Mini cooper wont open door from inside. Well if you are an automotive technician it could be an easy 1 2 3 process to identify the problem remove the door panel and make the adjustment.

2003 mini cooper driver side door won t open from the inside and outside. Drivers side door wont open from inside. In addition each door actuator is also not working. And i can t take off the door panel part in this condition because it s very stick between part of door panel and part of main panel even.

Cooper s 87. You have a defective door handle catch. This video is for when you can t open your door from either the inside or the outside not both if you can t open your door from both the inside and outside. That s why i have opened doors as manual by keyhole not remote controller.

These come as factory standard for brands like volvo and bmw including the mini cooper. But if you have locked your keys in the car the car lockout is much worse than a traditional car lockout. As long as your key works this won t be an issue. Come join the discussion on performance modifications accessories mini news maintenance and more.

Mini cooper s door locking problems intermitant fault on drivers door will not unlock sometimes the passenger door is the same sometimes the inside swiitch will not work sometimes the doors don t lock when. Try spraying some lubricant silicone spray is pretty easy to clean up and actuating the door handles while banging on the door around the lever.