Frozen door locks - Common Problem ?

[m5james]

Originally Posted by Zulu95

Did we see this? THE CURE??

http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...k-problem.html

Amazing what using search will do, or checking the Articles link at the top of the forums. This is something that has been happening in 5's and 7's for years...parking in the garage, where the BMW's should be stored anyways, has prevented this problem for me.

[Dking05]

Originally Posted by m5james

Amazing what using search will do, or checking the Articles link at the top of the forums. This is something that has been happening in 5's and 7's for years...parking in the garage, where the BMW's should be stored anyways, has prevented this problem for me.

nice fix.
Too bad when i had it. It was a very hard freeze in the mountains. All i did was go down the mountain and it thawed itself out.

[streetsoffire]

This happen to me for the first time in three and a half years....... at 2am and 21 degrees. I guess it was because I washed the X earlier in the day. Doors kept 'rebounding' and did not catch. I had to start driving home holding onto the doors.......

[GregNYX5Owner]

I used a pair of bungee cords, looped them around the door handle and then attached them to the posts on the head rest. It at least kept them from flying open on turns. A real pain in the tookas. I either have to trade the X-5 or move to Hawaii.

[X5Flyboy]

In my experience, turning up the heat will melt the frozen water "locking" up the door within 10 minutes - a little patience is needed, tough to accomplish given the irritation

[GregNYX5Owner]

Originally Posted by burkleymh

In my experience, turning up the heat will melt the frozen water "locking" up the door within 10 minutes - a little patience is needed, tough to accomplish given the irritation

40 minutes with the heat close to full blast did not solve the problem for me, today it is 20 F outside with lows into single digits.

[wees1234]

Mine always does that and in the end, I ended up breaking th driver door handle while opening it in the cold weather. I had to replace the door handle carrier and everything has been great since. Now the passenger door freezes way more often than the driver door.

[X5Flyboy]

Originally Posted by GregNYX5Owner

40 minutes with the heat close to full blast did not solve the problem for me, today it is 20 F outside with lows into single digits.

Idaho, typical single digit temps (day)(and lower) - sorry my solution did not work - I guess the low humidity out in Idaho keeps the water accumulation from building up too high to present me with your level of problem

[Michelle]

My driver's door handle has been frozen for the past week. In the morning, I have to pull with all my might to get the handle open. Then, once I do, it stays extended open and the door won't latch when I close it. I have to get out of the X, and push and pull on the handle until I hear it catch.

Last night, I had an idea. I decided to park my X facing the opposite direction so that the morning sun would shine on the driver's door. When I headed out to work this morning, I pulled on the door handle and it opened perfectly! No resistance, no clicking, nothing! My idea worked!! Woooooo hoooooo!!!!

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by Michelle

My driver's door handle has been frozen for the past week. In the morning, I have to pull with all my might to get the handle open. Then, once I do, it stays extended open and the door won't latch when I close it. I have to get out of the X, and push and pull on the handle until I hear it catch.

Last night, I had an idea. I decided to park my X facing the opposite direction so that the morning sun would shine on the driver's door. When I headed out to work this morning, I pulled on the door handle and it opened perfectly! No resistance, no clicking, nothing! My idea worked!! Woooooo hoooooo!!!!

UPDATE! I've been parking this way all week and my door has been opening perfectly! Just as it does during the warm months!