Mini Cooper Inside Door Handle Wont Work

But if you have locked your keys in the car the car lockout is much worse than a traditional car lockout.

Mini cooper inside door handle wont work.

The contact stated that the interior driver side door handle would become inoperable due to the boden cable guide becoming dislodged from its retention clip. The door does unlock from the electronic toggle switch and can be opened manually from the outside handle. As long as your key works this won t be an issue. I was sick of reading about the countless number of people who have been forced to replace this poorly designed component with a new one 130 because bmw made them non serviceable.

You have a defective door handle catch. The dealer was contacted who informed him that there was a design update but the dealer could not say when the design update had taken place. The contact owns a 2005 mini cooper. I ve had the door panel off but can t quite see where the cable is loose or off.

It sounds like the release cables are pulling but the latch is staying in the latched position. The driver s door on my 2005 mini cooper s won t open using the inside handle. From other posts it appears to be a cable that has fallen off and or corroded. Sounds like the mechanical actuator is stuck.

The window has slipped off the track and requires adjustment. I did this to my 2003 mini cooper s. These come as factory standard for brands like volvo and bmw including the mini cooper. As a result the car door won t open from inside or outside.

Both inside and outside stopped working at the same time. This instructiable details how to repair a mini cooper door lock actuator. The handle catch cable has come off therefore the door can t be opened from inside the car.