Commodore VE SSV 2011 passenger door won’t open from the inside or outside

[Ian6666]

Hi,
my passenger door won’t open from the inside or the outside.. I have a feeling it’s the actuator playing up but I can’t get to it without removing the inside door panel , which I can’t remove because the door is closed shut.
is there any other way I can rectify this problem so I can open the door and look at the actuator?

any suggestions please?

thank you,
Ian

 

[krusing]

Won’t unlock ?,
And both handles don’t work ?,
That’s very unusual.

So it won’t unlock with the console with ?,
And
Won’t open when unlocked manually at the door handle ?

 

[Ian6666]

Won’t unlock ?,
And both handles don’t work ?,
That’s very unusual.

So it won’t unlock with the console with ?,
And
Won’t open when unlocked manually at the door handle ?

Yeah that’s right, tried all that and more but just won’t open , the latch on the door appears not to unlatch itself , reason for me thinking it may be the actuator, but how do I get to it without opening the door?

 

[aussie4life]

Window down, take the rubber strip off and try get down there with a coat hanger or similar wire is how id do it. My guess is something has gone wrong in the lock/latch mechanism thats causing it to not actually unlock. Do the handles or the lock feel floppy or do they still have resistance to them?

 

[J_D 2.0]

Hi,
my passenger door won’t open from the inside or the outside.. I have a feeling it’s the actuator playing up but I can’t get to it without removing the inside door panel , which I can’t remove because the door is closed shut.
is there any other way I can rectify this problem so I can open the door and look at the actuator?

any suggestions please?

thank you,
Ian

Have you tried lifting up the door frame a bit using the window frame? Ive noticed that the doors do sag over time and it could be putting excess pressure on the door striker and stopping it from releasing?

 

[Ian6666]

Window down, take the rubber strip off and try get down there with a coat hanger or similar wire is how id do it. My guess is something has gone wrong in the lock/latch mechanism thats causing it to not actually unlock. Do the handles or the lock feel floppy or do they still have resistance to them?

Thanks I’ll definitely give that a go, yes handles still have resistance

 

[VSWagon]

Did you get this sorted, identical problem with my VE

 

[Ian6666]

Did you get this sorted, identical problem with my VE

No not yet , if you find anything let me know please - font passenger door door shut and wont open.

 

[PH47SS]

You might be able to take of the door handle on the inside. It will have a rod attached to the back of that. Remove it and try pull on that might help you open the door. Worked for me once before

 

[aussie4life]

All else fails, lay down on the back seat and give it a boot or two on the edge where the lock mechanism is. Do this with someone pulling on the outside handle (and there to catch the door when it flies open.