drivers door frozen shut....

[davins130]

every winter my drivers side door lock will freeze shut. it wont open with a key or with the electric door lock. the passenger side is fine. How do i fix this?

 

[MadHandle8169]

Same thing happens to me. I use a blow dryer to heat the lock or just keep trying until it eventually breaks free. Sometimes I feel like my key is going to break. It sucks, I know, but I don't think there is much you can do.

 

[ProKiller]

mine is the same way. the keyless entry unlocks the passenger's door without a problem but not the driver's side. I usually just go in from the passenger's side and pull up the pin. usually comes right up without much of a problem. the stock pins won't help but some nice billet ones like mine work good.

could it be the actuator going bad i wonder?

 

[HISSIN50]

i dont know what your actuator situation is like compared to foxes. with the latter, one can disconnect the actuator linkage so that one can use the door lock (this is for when the actuator freezes up - symptom being the key and inside door pin dont move). takes a couple minutes to disconnect the linkage to get back to a manual lock.

good luck.

 

[302fordracer]

warm water....same thing happens to me every year n i always use warm water works instantly

 

[urban96]

wd-40, water will just freeze again

 

[canadian94gt]

wait till its really cold out and then go stick your lips around the lock so it will melt