Originally Posted by shelbybond007

Hi everybody,

I was wondering if anybody could shed any light on a problem on my 2001 x5 3.0i. My drivers door unlocks but wont open with either the handle inside or out. My wife discovered the fault this morning, first she said the door would not close and when she eventually got it to close she then found she couldn't open it.

Any input would be much appreciated, even the number of a dodgey bloke with a can of petrol and a match! More history on the car and my love hate relationship to come, basically in the first year its has not lasted a month without a fault of some description.

Cheers
Jim Bond