![]() As long as you can get into the vehicle, you should be able to climb into the driver's seat and drive home safely until you have time to contact a mechanic to find the issue and make the right repairs. In most cases, when a single door will not open, it’s due to a broken latch – which will require replacement. ![]() If all of the doors remain locked, the issue may be with the remote lock or a damaged lock itself. If you can’t open one door, try another door to see if it opens. The first step you should take is to determine which door or doors are unable to open. Noted below are a few steps you should take, before making the call to a mechanic to inspect why the door won't open. There are several reasons that your door latch may become stuck and prevent the door from opening. However, since Murphy’s Law dictates that this would happen when you need to go somewhere, it's good to know a quick fix. Most car, truck and SUV owners will never experience the frustration of having to call a mechanic to help them get their car door latch unstuck. A broken or damaged door latch typically needs to be replaced by a professional mechanic. The dealer could not duplicate the problem, and no repair was made.Having your car door latch get stuck is frustrating whether you need to enter or exit a vehicle, or place items inside the trunk for storage. Lastly, the right front power window worked intermittently. The dealer did not think this was a problem since she was able to get it to work eventually. She had to push very hard on the exterior key pad to get it to work. ![]() ![]() The contact's husband corrected this problem by taking apart the lock and cleaning it. Once the child safety lock was deactivated, and the door handle was raised from the inside, the child safety lock activated. Fourthly, the rear passenger child safety lock did not work properly. Thirdly, the left rear door actuator had to be replaced because the power locks were not working. Therefore, no repairs were made to the seat belt. The dealer could not duplicate the problem. Secondly, the seat belt in the middle row did not retract correctly. Part of the cost was covered under the extended warranty. She finally had the transmission rebuilt. She thought the surging was related to apparent transmission problems. The vehicle would sometimes surge forward. The dealer cleaned the throttle body which seemed to solve the problem. The contact complained about several problems with vehicle. The left rear door would not open from the inside, the driver's front door had to be slammed in order for it to close properly, the front axle drive pinion was leaking and had to be replaced. The consumer stated corrosion in the form of rust would compromise the integrity of the steel brake lines, allowing brake fluid to leak out resulting in a total loss of braking power. The dealer informed the consumer the lines could only be replaced under warranty if there were signs of leakage. The most serious safety concern, was the front brake lines which were showing signs of serious rust. The major body and front frame support failing under driving conditions could lead to engine failure, and loss of control of the vehicle. The consumer stated the condition can and will evolve into the root cause of both mechanical and safety related failures. Also, the lower radiator support to the body mount was severely rusted and showed signs of actual material failure. The consumer stated he should not be responsible for repairs that were callously overlooked and ignored by the dealer. The consumer stated the problem existed going back to and the defect was not addressed or corrected while the vehicle was under the original factory warranty. However, the consumer was informed the parts and labor were not covered under the extended warranty. After complaining several times about the window, the dealer finally determined there was a problem. The dealer lubed the window and stated there was no problem found. Consumer writes in regards warranty repair dispute and driver's side power window being extremely slow in the closing operation
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