Door Closure Question

[ChiefRider]

After a relatively long period of reliability, it seems my X5 wants me to be a bit more involved in its maintenance...

The driver's door has become balky. It operates just fine from the interior door handle. The exterior door handle when first engaged does nothing; if I push the door more firmly against its stops, the exterior handle will now work. It does this now every time.

Knowing that these issues only proceed one way, I have it parked in the garage with the door open, window glass fully up and the battery disconnected in preparation for the next steps.

My question is this: What is the culprit here- A stretched actuator cable? The door handle carrier is apparently intact.

Thanks for the help!

[andrewwynn]

Sounds like door handle carrier. Normally the metal around the axle breaks the first symptoms are it won't open unless you tug quickly and i suspect you just came up with a kinder softer version of tug quickly.

If you leave door open for extended period, put the interior lights into service mode by holding the dome light button for ≈ 5 second until they go out and they will stay off until you press the button again.

The dhc may have only cracked and didn't come apart yet would make for a relativity easy fix.

[ChiefRider]

That makes sense. Thanks!

[andrewwynn]

I noticed mine only opened with fast tug to open that lasted a week or More before it wouldn't open. Find my awr-fix thread on dhc zip tie fix. If yours spilt not didn't break apart might be the easiest fix ever!


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