Hi all,

I have a 2001 X5 and yesterday I went out to unlock my rig and the lock was very hard to turn. I live in Montana and it is very cold. I forced the key a bit and the lock went slack and now rotates 90 degrees right and left but does not open the door or lower the windows. I recently purchased this car and the fob does not work. I also live 200+ miles from a dealer and can't readily get a new key. It also seemed when I turned the key to open it and the lock went slack that it made a weird power noise and the door lock pegs lowered even more than when it's normally locked. (Though I don't know that for sure.) AAA was just here and tried to push the middle console button and pull the door handles twice with no luck. Now the alarm went off and I'm worried about the battery. Is there anything I'm missing or way to get in? Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated!