drivers door stuck?

[GramCracker]

As the title subtly hints, my drivers door wont open. It is stuck from the outside, but I can open it from the inside.

When I pull the handle (the outside handle) its as if the door is locked and won't move. I just feel like I'm about to rip the door handle off.

The only way I can open the door right now is to climb in from another door and open the drivers door from the inside. Yes, its quite awkward.

Anyone got any ideas/tips/tricks/solutions?

[JumboBlack1.8]

Its really weird....this happened to me last week randomly.....couldn't get into the car. Had to climb in from the passenger side. But about an hour later, it just STOPPED happening, and hasn't happened since. I drove around for about an hour, and things were back to normal.....real weird tho

[s42k5b]

does your car stay outside?

[CruzS4]

As the title subtly hints,

haha i dunno why i found that so funny. dude you could also unlock the door with your key and hold it until the windows open, then just reach in and open the door with the inside handle, until you solve the problem

[GramCracker]

haha i dunno why i found that so funny. dude you could also unlock the door with your key and hold it until the windows open, then just reach in and open the door with the inside handle, until you solve the problem

Why thank you for the comment.

As for the window idea... I never thought of it. But doesn't that roll down ALL the windows?

Anyone have any other solutions?

And yes, the car lives outside. My garage was built for car's from the 40's and 50's (aka its little).

[RogueStatus]

^ or throw it on VAGcom and have the windows open with the remote

[s42k5b]

Why thank you for the comment.

As for the window idea... I never thought of it. But doesn't that roll down ALL the windows?

Anyone have any other solutions?

And yes, the car lives outside. My garage was built for car's from the 40's and 50's (aka its little).

I thought most cars of that time were alot bigger

[GramCracker]

So I tried the window trick. Only my front passenger's window opens. In case you aren't a rocket scientist, that means the windows are frozen.

So with that new evidence. Do you guys think the outside handle door opening mechanism is frozen?

[CruzS4]

I just went and bought a case of beer and went to open my trunk and it was frozen shut. i think your above post is a strong possibility

[haus4]

I would suggest its frozen as the entire north east is covered in snow and below freezing. Or like what happened to my driver side door handle actually broke the hook thing that pulls the rod that goes into the door. Guess sliding into the side of another car can do that. But I would think water is in ur door lock and froze.

Time to get the hair dryer out and warm up the handle.

[AudiSportB5S4]

graham, handle is deff frozen... this happened to me the other day i felt like i was going to be holding my door handle which would be my luck but it finally broke loose... these cars allow a good amount of water to seal up at the bottom of the door sill and its a bitch in the cold. that's why i have my car locked up in the Audisport car condom :) haha

[JackalS4]

This can happen in warmer weather too, somewhat common...the latch or something...?

Try pulling the handle up gently a few times in a row, sometimes it catches the second or third time.

[m4tt VIII]

If I'm correct, some of you think the door is frozen closed, or are you talking about the handle?

You guys have no idea how annoying no driver's door handle is.

EDIT: this is grAh4m at my friends computer

[njm23]

bring a hair dryer out and heat it up, see what happens. Had to do it to a friends car the other day and it worked.

[JD797]

lol this happened to me last night, it was from the cold weather, only did it once, had to open from the inside, but after the car warmed up things were fine

[GramCracker]

Gentlemen. I have an urgent and horrifying news story.















My door is unfrozen.

[Mattgfx]

this happened to me last night also.. its cause it was sticking....

its called east coast winters.