Passenger Door Electronics Blown?

[Shawn]

Hey guys,
I've got a 2002 X5 and I searched this and other forums for a while to see if anyone else had my same problem, but either I cant find it, or nobody has had this problem before. My passenger door will not lock/unlock and the window will not roll up or down as of a few days ago. I read about the actuators and the rubber glove trick, but I am beginning to think that it may be an electrical issue instead of a mechanical issue because both processes stopped working at the same time one day. There were also no noticable problems leading up to this (everything worked fine, then suddenly nothing worked). Anyone else have this problem or know of an electrical issue that may cause it? I'm not ruling out that it may be a freak occurance of both mechanical failures at the same time, but I just wanted to get some more opinions before pulling the door apart or taking it into a dealer.

Thanks for everything.
-Shawn

[JV]

Originally Posted by Shawn

Hey guys,
I've got a 2002 X5 and I searched this and other forums for a while to see if anyone else had my same problem, but either I cant find it, or nobody has had this problem before. My passenger door will not lock/unlock and the window will not roll up or down as of a few days ago. I read about the actuators and the rubber glove trick, but I am beginning to think that it may be an electrical issue instead of a mechanical issue because both processes stopped working at the same time one day. There were also no noticable problems leading up to this (everything worked fine, then suddenly nothing worked). Anyone else have this problem or know of an electrical issue that may cause it? I'm not ruling out that it may be a freak occurance of both mechanical failures at the same time, but I just wanted to get some more opinions before pulling the door apart or taking it into a dealer.

Thanks for everything.
-Shawn

You've got the symptoms of two common X5 problems- faulty door lock actuators and window regulators. Go see what the dealer says about it. The inside of the doors have insulation which if you don't reattach correctly, will lead to rain/water leaking inside your door.

By the way, welcome to X5 World! I'm Mr. Rourke. My assistant, Tattoo, will be serving drinks on the veranda at 2pm.



JV

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by JVZ104

You've got the symptoms of two common X5 problems- faulty door lock actuators and window regulators. Go see what the dealer says about it. The inside of the doors have insulation which if you don't reattach correctly, will lead to rain/water leaking inside your door.

I was afraid of it being both... oh well, this is one of the first problems I've had with it in a few years, so I guess I can't be too upset.

Originally Posted by JVZ104

By the way, welcome to X5 World! I'm Mr. Rourke. My assistant, Tattoo, will be serving drinks on the veranda at 2pm.

JV

Thanks for the warm welcome... I think I might like it here.

[Shawn]

oh, and I just noticed that the interior lights do not come on when the door opens. Any ideas??

[Adventurer]

I am having this identical problem on my front passenger door (2003 E53 with 71k miles). Just started today; the window doesn't work, the lock won't lock either with the key fob or the console switch and opening the door does not light it interior lights. This also makes my alarm system inoperable when opening the passenger front door. Also, I've lost all control of the passenger side mirror. The only thing that does work is the courtesy light on the inside of the door will illuminate when one of the other doors open.

Has anyone been able to repair this issue? If so, can you advise the fix?

Thanks,
Rick