# Ford explorer opening door **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 31, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-opening-door/31227 "2009-05-31T14:36:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SLOWK67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SLOWK67](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SLOWK67)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-opening-door/31227/1 "2009-05-31T14:36:41Z")
2000 EXPLORER DEAD BATTERY AND FOR SOME REASON CAN’T OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE KEY.ITS A KEY WITH A CHIP BUT ITS NOT THE ORIGINAL ONE THE DEALER MADE THE SET LAST YEAR. I DO HAVE THE ORIGINAL SOMEWHERE SHOULDN’T IT WORK.PLEASE HELP. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-opening-door/31227/2 "2009-05-31T23:52:17Z")
The chip in the key only affects starting, not getting in the door. ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-opening-door/31227/3 "2009-06-01T00:17:55Z")
I have seen weird things happen, There should be a way to manually release the hood, under the front bumper and or grill, give a jump or a charge to the battery then your key should work. ---
**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-opening-door/31227/4 "2009-06-01T00:34:57Z")
But if there is an easy way to pop the hood from outside, then it defeats the security of having and internal hood release. My experience (with a friend’s 2000 Camry) and, as I recall, other reports on this forum indicate that you might actually have to disassemble some body work to open the hood from outside. That should be just difficult enough to discourage a casual battery thief. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-opening-door/31227/5 "2009-06-01T02:36:41Z")
This happened to my Ford, I believe the lock cylinder is worn out. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-explorer-opening-door/31227/6 "2009-06-01T12:25:14Z")
Have you tried the passenger side door or the back hatch? The chip should not prevent you from unlocking the doors.