What To Do When Your Car Door Lock Is Stuck In Locked Position?

If your car door is stuck in the locked position and it is getting difficult to come out then we advise you to follow the below-given methods to quickly open your door. Firstly, one has to find the problem and then open the door without damaging it.

How To Fix If Car Door Lock Is Stuck In Locked Position?

To get the solution to the problem that your car’s door is facing. You need to diagnose the problem to get an instant solution.

Though the parts are small in size sure they make big trouble for us. So it’s better to get have the knowledge of the problem before it occurs to you and makes your day worse.

A. Broken Connections

Problem:

When you find out that the lock is stuck and is not responding to any of the key instructions. One of the major changes of that is the latch is broken or the internal connections are broken. And if this is not the case then external connections are broken.

Solution:

For your car door to work properly again, you need to open the door lock and check which part is broken. If you find out the complete lock is broken. You need to change the lock mechanism. Or if you find out that a latch, lock cylinder, or switch is broken. You only have to replace the broken part.

B. Grime, Rusting, And Jamming

Problem:

The other major problem we all face is when our car starts to age.  The small dust, with the ageing, begins to get stored in the lock mechanism. And, the keyhole is the major part where these small dust particles get stored.

Most due to the inward and outward movement of the key. This causes jamming in the lock assembly.  The other reason your car door does not work properly is rusting.

As we all know, the metal parts catch rust when they came in contact with dust and water. And with small dust particle collected, rusting get to start and cause jamming the lock of the door.

Solution:

Once you open the door panel, start to examine the problem. Whether it’s a jamming problem or rusting. And when you find the part where and what the problem is. You can clean the part and try to make it work again.

If not then the other option is to lubricate the parts completely. That can help in working the lock mechanism again. If you find out that the part is grime or rusted and it cannot be cleaned. Replace it with the new part.

C. Damages In Structure

Problem:

These are some rare case scenarios but can happen to anyone. When your car met with an accident or aggressive slamming of the door or bend fenders.

In these conditions, the lock mechanism gets damaged and the door lock will not work.

Solution:

To get the solution, your door will be able to open. Otherwise, you have to hire a professional to open the door and repair the damaged part. If you can access the door but the door lock is not working. You have to examine the lock assembly and find out the part that loses connection or get damaged. And replace it with the new one.

D. Frozen Latch

Problem:

If the latch is frozen, we cannot access the door either from inside or from outside.  This problem arises when the door is not used for many days. It leads to latch to frozen. If you didn’t lubricate the parts the latch will freeze and the door will stop working.

 Solution:

To let the door work again. Try to open the door manually from the inside, if it is not working from the remote or the keys from outside. Once you can open try to open the lock and lubricate the latch.

But if you didn’t be able to open the door. Try to open it from inside the car, open the door panels. Once you have access to the door panels, try to fix the problem.

How To Fix Jammed Car Door Lock?

1. Clean And Lubricate

Lubrication is one of the most effective options that we all can opt for. Lubrication is used when the lock is lagging or sometimes not moving properly.

But always use dry lubrication rather than oil-based lubrication. Oil-based lubrication is also effective. But as a result, it can lead to attracting more dust and particles to settle in the place. That again leads to making the dusty surface and we cannot operate the lock easily.

First of all, open the door panel and separate lock assembly. Clean them properly and then use the lubrication. And connect the parts again to check they are working properly.

2. Repair Broken Connections

It’s obvious that when we try to fix the broken connections. We need to know about the lock assembly. And if we don’t you can go for a locksmith and let them handle the situation. But if you are aware of the lock assembly, then you can use glue to stick the broken parts.

But remember to use the right binding agent for the right part. For metal and plastic, the binding is different. And for plastic to metal, the binding part is different.

3. Replace Door Lock

When you completely examine the situation. And detect that the lock parts are broken rather than broken connections. The door is not working and the latch got stuck completely. It’s time to replace the previous lock completely and go for the new one.

4. Hire A Locksmith

If you are not able to examine the door lock or not able to open the door panel. If you are not able to detect whether the lock is broken you can contact a locksmith. Another scenario is when the door is stuck completely and you are not able to open the door.

Might you can use it but will always disturb you. So it’s better to find a locksmith for the above problem. Rather than ignoring it for the future.

Final Talk

When your car starts to age, it will lead to problems again and again. And we face problems with door locks. As they got stuck. So it’s better to know about the problem which we are going to face in the future. With each problem came there is a solution to that each problem. And we have discussed it all about how, why, and when did the door lock will be stuck or get stuck.