My car hates me...

[David D]

So, a few days ago my passenger side power door lock stopped working. I was able to open it from inside, so I figured the power actuator had died. I have an extended warranty (thank God!) and added it to the list of things to have repaired on my next visit (I have a $250 deductible per visit), which I'm sure won't be far off as I'm there every few months for something .

Last night, we were going to have dinner with my parents who were in town for the evening and I couldn't open the door from the inside or outside, so my wife had to ride in the back seat. Did some reading on here after I got home and was encouraged to read that it might just need cleaning and a lube, so I planned on having a look this weekend.

Today at lunch, I'm doing more reading here and decide to go outside and look at a couple of things and in the process, my rear passenger outside door handle won't work and sits up a little from where it should be. The inside handle works just fine. I'm assuming this means the carrier has broken?

I'm really getting frustrated with the whole vehicle. I've owned it for several years now and the warranty company has paid out over $13k in repairs. I LOVE the vehicle except for all the stupid crap that breaks so often. I've owned a variety of vehicles in my day, and this vehicle is the most problematic that I've ever owned (and I've owned a '97 Land Rover Discovery! ). I'm scared to death about keeping it past the warranty, even though I can and do wrench on my own vehicles. I want to spend most of my time enjoying driving it, not wrenching on it.

Need encouragement...

Signed,
Discouraged in Richmond, VA