I live in Montreal, Quebec so the cold weather is inevitable.

After cold nights, I get to my car in the morning and the door is SEALED SHUT! I unlock/lock the door constantly but nothing happens.
It's almost as if the locking mecanism freezes as well..

I usually have to get in from the passenger side..

Does this ever happen to anyone else?? Is there even a possible fix??

 

pull harder!!!

 

damn it must be freezing up there!!

Yea move to socal

 

is it not unlocking? or you can't pull on the door enough to open it?

 

I hear the unlocking mechanism activate.. But the door stays shut.. It's almost as if the latch to release the door is frozen..

 

doors seals freeze together... when it gets colder in Toronto I litrally have to yank the door off to open it

 

Lubrication might help mitigate the effects of the cold. Try lubricating the seals and make sure the latch is also well lubricated.


It might be an internal mechanism freezing. If so, and if you are still under warranty, I would take it to the dealer and leave it with them overnight to duplicate and see if they can identify root cause and fix it.

You might just need to replace the door seals. Overtime they become less malleable and less resistant to the effects of weather.

 

^^ what Kahboom said. Get some low-temp-stable grease (that is safe for rubber, mind you) on the seals and you should be in better shape.

You may have to try a few different kinds before you find one that doesn't exacerbate the problem.

 

Thanks for the advice..
I'll let you know how it goes.

 

this happened to me today.. driver side door wouldnt close
locked it from inside and i was able to close it but once i did that
it didnt allow me to open the door
anyway i used a blow dryer from the inside near the mechanism and after about 10 mins i was able to open it

 

I would use a graphite powder in the lock itself, a lubricant will get thick with the cold. When you get inside from the passengers, does the inside lever on the drivers door indicate it's locked or unlocked?

 

I have not had this issue with this car presently but was curious if damaged could occur from pulling to hard?

 

wow I live in edmonton and last year my town Leduc was the coldest place in the northeren hemisphere for 4 hrs. -56C (no wind chill) And I have never had my doors freeze shut on the G. Did you have warm weather then a quick freeze?

 

im 5'10 205 come at me homey lol

 

^^
this, weather in ontario has been messed up +15 last week to -20
it probably didnt help that i did an ONR wash on my car that day