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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: murse on 24 October 2008, 13:46:01

Title: Emergency - Jammed door!
Post by: murse on 24 October 2008, 13:46:01

Hi, there - hope somebody can help as out of ideas!

The Omega has always had an erratic passenger door lock - when the car is unlocked it occasionally locks/unlocks correctly but normally requires the interior button pressing or lifting.  Sometimes there is resistance, sometimes not.

Today it has refused to unlock at all, leaving me unable to open the passenger door - even with considerable force upward the button will not pull up, and there is of course no lock barrel.  I thought maybe it has stuck as deadlocked?  Obviously, can't get to it as I can't open the damned door to remove the card!

Any suggestions really welcome - need car for family trip at weekend and can't see the wife being happy climbing over centre console!

Many thanks  :-?

Title: Re: Emergency - Jammed door!
Post by: Danny on 24 October 2008, 13:49:43

can you see any of the mechanism when the passenger window is all the way down?? not sure if there's some sort of solition you can get down it to free it, or the solenoid could be completely goosed

have you tried pulling on it while simultaneously pressing the open button on the fob??

Title: Re: Emergency - Jammed door!
Post by: unlucky alf on 24 October 2008, 13:53:35

try checking the wiring from the drivers door, make sure its plugged in properly,also check for any broken wires or any damp in the plug itself,,,,,,good luck :y

Title: Re: Emergency - Jammed door!
Post by: ARH1 on 24 October 2008, 15:28:28

Hi,
my mig had exactly same prob. turned out that no matter how I tried the door would not unlock. Funny thing is if tried then went back 20 mins later the thing would unlock easily the after a couple of locking actions, same again.   All I did was pour some lubricant down locking button left for 24 hours and tried again then it opened (oil must have found its way to mechanism and rods). Once open I lubricated the latch assy then it would lock/unlock ok manually. When I had more time, I found the problem was in fact the door latch mechanism was siezing and the strain burnt out the electric actuator. apparently quite a common fault if not lubricated.
Hope you have same success
ARH1

Title: Re: Emergency - Jammed door!
Post by: murse on 24 October 2008, 16:05:15

Thanks people, will keep posting on progress... :o