Andy 16v 0 Posted April 12, 2012 Evening all! I repaired my door handle with a kit from Dave last week and the handle was working perfect since. Now, it may be purely coincidental but last night I tried to unlock the door and the central locking instantly locked the door again. I can get in through the passenger side but I cannot open the drivers door from inside or outside the car. When I turn the key it sounds like the pump is operating the pump as it should but it's obviously not unlocking the door. Is there anything I can do to get the door open? Many thanks, one angry Corrado owner :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted April 12, 2012 I assume you've tried pulling the door pin up? What happens to the pin? Does it rise up or does it refuse to move? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 16v 0 Posted April 12, 2012 The pin rises up as it should when I operate the key, but it slowly drops down a touch. I've got the door card half off and I've tried opening it mechanically with no joy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted April 12, 2012 It's the exact problem I have right now. Look at this thread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted April 12, 2012 Tried holding onto the pin while trying to open it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stonejag 10 Posted April 12, 2012 Have you had the window open since you took the handle off? The reason I ask is that if you haven't clipped the central locking cable back into its place in the door frame then dropping the window can mangle the cable - when mine was shorted internally it behaved just like yours, and would also randomly lock as I drove along! If it is the central locking cable falsely sending a 'lock the door now' signal, then disconnecting the battery should stop it from re-locking itself. If that works then you can cut the cable off at the door handle (then unplug the other end and chuck the remains) - all you lose is the hold-key-in-lock-to-shut-windows function. Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 16v 0 Posted April 12, 2012 Cheers for the replies Gents; a cup of tea and five minutes I'll be back out there full of enthusiasm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted April 12, 2012 Cheers for the replies Gents; a cup of tea and five minutes I'll be back out there full of enthusiasm! and back on here 20 mins later after you cant get it open?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 16v 0 Posted April 12, 2012 Thanks Stone; I'll look into that also! ---------- Post added at 8:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 8:30 PM ---------- and back on here 20 mins later after you cant get it open?? I'll retire 'til the weekend ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted April 13, 2012 i'm just very very surprised that a bloke from Liverpool cant break into a car?? thought that was 2nd nature LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalhalvaig 0 Posted April 13, 2012 i'm just very very surprised that a bloke from Liverpool cant break into a car?? thought that was 2nd nature LOL Sorry, I'd mis-read this thread. Thought he was inside it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 16v 0 Posted April 13, 2012 i'm just very very surprised that a bloke from Liverpool cant break into a car?? thought that was 2nd nature LOL We normally just burst the windows and we're away ;) As much as I'd love to attack it with a hammer I've not long had it resprayed so it's not an option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
