By no means an easy task. In fact you'd be better off unbolting the seat first (4 bolts) to get it out of the way. Remember the connector underneath and if you disconnect, don't switch the car back on (otherwise the airbag light will come on and can only be switched off by scanner/dealer).

Bmw x5 2001 -driver outside door handle will not open door. Weeds Control Without Poisons Pdf Reader on this page. Driver outside door handle will not open door. Froze up - bmw 2001 5 series question. Passenger door won't open from the inside or outside - Bimmerfest I rread this solution in the forumn after Cabinet Man's berak up the actuator seemed to be the only.

The door card won't come off completely. It will never get past the point where it meets the side of the dash. But once you have it pulled away far enough you can get inside and try to open the lock by pulling on the mechanism, see link to get a better idea. Then you can get the door open and the rest of the card off (with care and removing all connectors). Well, finally got the door open, took two and a half hours! Had to take the seat out then eventually got the door card off.

Took another hour of faffing around with the lock mechanism but it eventually tripped so I could open the door. I got the lock mech out but there's a lever or something not working inside it and it's a riveted unit so just ordered one from a breaker at ﾃつ｣25 so I'll get that fitted next week when I get home.

What a pain in the backside. Next job will be to take to drivers side one out and thoroughly lubricate it so it doesn't go the same way. Willy Chirino Son Del Alma Rar File. I'd thoroughly recommend others spray lubricate their locks to prevent this happening to you as it will always happen when you least want it to, like going on holiday! Regards Gareth.

BMW X5 - Exterior Door Handle Not Working Shared Knowledge ' BMW X5 - Outside Door Handles Not Working' 11 February 2014 Summary: most likely cause of exterior door handle failing to open door is failure of door handle carrier as shown above. This is a relatively easy do-it-yourself (DIY) but you need to be cautious of where you procure replacement carriers if not from BMW. Background: BMW X5: model year 2000, 4.4i, 187,000 miles. X5 always kept in garage until winter of 2013-14. Very cold spell.