Stuck Door Lock

UPnorth362 · #1 04-16-2007, 09:01 PM

Ok... So here is one for you veteran SVXers.
This morning I went out to my SVX to grab a few things out of it. I unlocked it with the keyless, and locked it again with the keyless when I was finished.
Then tonight I went out to it to start on some fiberglass, and unlocked it with the keyless. But to my surprise the door was still locked. I tried the keyless a few times, but the same thing. So I went in through the pass side and tried to unlock it from inside, but it will not budge. Tried the key on the lock cylinder, and that wont unlock it either. It feels jammed.
Im a bit confused. The only thing I think I could have done was pull up on the handle the same time the lock motor was unlocking it. So now that I cant get the door open, I cant get the door panel off.

HELP PLEASE!!!!!

ensteele · #2 04-16-2007, 09:57 PM

I only have had that happen once when the window had been broken and glass got down inside the door. I had to get a wire and try to knock the glass off of the lever inside the door panel before it would unlock. It was not an easy thing to do.

davew833 · #3 04-16-2007, 11:05 PM

It's happened to me, too. I got locked out of the car and the key wouldn't budge in the cylinder. I determined that the electric lock solenoid was not cycling completely, and was 'stuck' between 'lock' and 'unlock'. I went back an hour later and it had cycled all of the way, allowing me to unlock the car. I also found that if I pulled the fuse for the power locks and reinserted it, the solenoid would complete cycling and work properly (no good if you're locked out of the car!) still don't know why, but this happened a few times intermittently

I did notice that sometimes when locking/unlocking, the solenoid seemed to work more slowly than others, so I suspect it may have been going bad.

I don't have that car any more, and apparently the new owner hasn't had the same trouble.

Conn SVX · #4 04-17-2007, 02:48 PM

I got locked inside the car and out side the car so many time I finally pulled the fuse permently . I was told it is a little set of contacts in the door jam. I'm thinking of taking it to a shop and have an after market Auto door lock installed ... any thoughts on that?

stallion · #5 04-17-2007, 04:28 PM

hey here's a thought.

I had your EXACT problem EXCEPT it was stuck in UNLOCK and I coudlnt LOCK it. someone graciously helped me and told me to unplug the battery (take neg. terminal off) it worked. maybe give this a shot?

wannarace928 · #6 04-17-2007, 04:44 PM

I had this problem once also, except my locks where broken and I could not try to unlock it with a key. Luckily we had the trunk lock removed and used a screw driver to open it up and we went through the backseat but the passenger door lock would not unlock it from inside, it was stuck, but the drivers lock worked on the inside and once it unlocked the doors it never happened again.

UPnorth362 · #7 04-17-2007, 08:27 PM

Thanks everyone who replied. Anyways I fixed the lock problem. I moved the seat all the way forward removed the screws holding the panel to the door, except the two up front. Pulled the panel out as much as I could, unhooked all the linkages. pushed as hard as I could on the lever on the lock mech until it mooved enough to open the door with the handle.
The problem, was the washer fell off the actuator clip, and the actuator arm fell under the lock lever making it so it could not go down.

To make sure it will not happen again, I took some thin tin and made a push on nut.