I went through passenger side and unlocked the driver side by pulling the handle.
02 bmw x5 outside door handle won t open.
Took door panel off looks like the cable has slack in it so that when the handle is pulled the latch is not engaged enough to open door.
Posted on feb 12 2010.
Bmw x5 not unlocking and door won t open hi people iv had a problem where my passenger door don t open from the inside or outside.
Froze up in ice storm and appeared to break when tried to open door.
Bmw x5 2001 driver outside door handle will not open door.
I have gained access to the inside of the door and i can make the lock release by manually pushing up on the cabel arm ball end of the cable.
I can open from the interior latch.
The central locking was making a nose but wasn t unlocking.
All other doors work fine.
Then bmw said it would cost me 400 to get the door open and change the whole lock.
2005 bmw x5 front door won t open from outside will open from inside.
Note that you may wish to order a few new inner door trim panel securing clips.
Is diy repair feasible.
I tried removing the interior handle and manually pulling on the cable however that didn t.
The handle seems to be raised about an 1 8th inch compared to other door handles.
All e53 x5 models 00 06 will be as shown in this video.
I can hear the electronic locking mechanism working inside the door but the door won t open.
Pulling the exterior door handle does not pull cable high.
Driver outside door handle will not open door.
Exterior door handel is slightly cocked outward.
2001 bmw x5 unlocked driver door wont open from inside or outside the lock wouldn t pop up when i tried using the key fob but the other doors did unlock.
Inside handle still works.
2005 x5 driver side door handel will not open the door.
It is very common that some of the clips will break or already be broken from a prior door panel removal.
Was hoping this would be the zip tie fix but i don t.
About a week ago my front passenger side door would not open from either the inside hande or the outside lock.