# Repair on door locks **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** doors, locks\ **Created:** [January 7, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135 "2008-01-07T23:35:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JOAN\_BURKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JOAN\_BURKE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOAN_BURKE)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/1 "2008-01-07T23:35:04Z")
WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM? I HAVE THREE OPEN DOORS ON MY CAR WITH THE LOCKS IN LOCK POSITION. SO I’AM UNABLE TO SHUT THE DOORS. DO I NEED TO GO TO THE DEALER? LAST YEAR I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON ONE DOOR TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT FIXED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TRYED TO CLEAN THE LOCK ONLY TO END UP WITH 3 LOCKS IN THE LOCK POSITION WITH THE DOORS OPEN. CAN’T DRIVE THE CAR. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Cadalzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@Ed\_Cadalzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed_Cadalzo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/2 "2008-01-07T23:36:29Z")
What kind of car are we talking about ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/3 "2008-01-07T23:40:01Z")
I assume you tried defrosting them? ---
**Author:** ![JOAN\_BURKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JOAN\_BURKE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOAN_BURKE)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/4 "2008-01-07T23:42:52Z")
BUICK REGAL 1996 I JUST CAN’T GET THE LOCK OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION SO I COULD SHUT THE DOORS. ---
**Author:** ![JOAN\_BURKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JOAN\_BURKE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOAN_BURKE)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/5 "2008-01-07T23:46:13Z")
YES, AND I OILED THEM. I AM THINKING IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING WITH PROGRAMING FOR CHILD LOCKS. ---
**Author:** ![ricebowl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@ricebowl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ricebowl)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/6 "2008-01-08T00:05:37Z")
are they manual locking doors or power locks? ---
**Author:** ![JOAN\_BURKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JOAN\_BURKE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOAN_BURKE)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/7 "2008-01-08T00:11:36Z")
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE REPAIR GUY SAID IT WAS DIRT IN THE LOCK. BUT I DON’T THINK IT WAS DIRT. AS I TRYED TO FIX THE THE PASENGERS SIDE DOOR I LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK SOON I COULDN’T CLOSE THAT DOOR. THAT WASN’T ENOUGH I CHECKED OUT THE LEFT BACK DOOR LOCK ONLY TO HAVE THAT LOCK AND REFUSE TO OPEN. I CAN’T BELEIVE I GOT IN SUCH A MESS. ---
**Author:** ![JOAN\_BURKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JOAN\_BURKE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOAN_BURKE)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/8 "2008-01-08T00:22:13Z")
POWER LOCKS BUT I CAN USE A KEY. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/9 "2008-01-08T00:42:23Z")
Have you tried any of the suggestions from your other post? Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![willey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@willey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/willey)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/10 "2008-01-08T02:24:39Z")
Do you mean the “latch” on the door? The latch that locks in place to keep the door closed? If this is what you are talking about I can tell you how to open the latch, it’s easy to do. I was waiting for a reply but I’ll just post the fix in hope that it will be the right fix. Open the door, hold the outside door handle in the release position. Now using a pencil, stick the pencil into the latch where the post on the door frame would go. Pull the latch open with the pencil. Hopes this helps. ---
**Author:** ![JOAN\_BURKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JOAN\_BURKE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOAN_BURKE)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/11 "2008-01-08T02:52:03Z")
THANKS, THAT IS THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE AND FIXED ALL THREE DOORS. YOU CERTAINLY WERE A GOD SENT. BLESSINGS JOAN BURKE ---
**Author:** ![JOAN\_BURKE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JOAN\_BURKE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOAN_BURKE)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/12 "2008-01-08T02:56:53Z")
SORRY I MESSED UP AND LOST MY OTHER POST SO I POSTED AGAIN. SORRY IF IT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS ---
**Author:** ![willey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@willey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/willey)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/13 "2008-01-08T03:00:50Z")
Glad I could help. ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-on-door-locks/9135/14 "2008-01-08T03:28:18Z")
Damn! You’re good Willey. Nice call.