hi having some annoying drivers door gemlins. started after i had the card off to try fix a non functioning drivers power window found a broken wire in the a pillar and the multiplug in the door was crusty so fixed that up and all was good.now 2 days later central locking on drivers door was getting lazy needed 2 or 3 lock/unlock attempts on remote,today door refuses to function at all no unlock from remote, inside when pulling the handle all it does is raise the pin in the door then when i let go the pin drops again door wont open any way inside or out manualy or with remote.what could be going on now that the interior hamdle wont open it? i know for sure the cable and hook is attached cause there is pressure and the pin goes up when you pull it it just doesnt stay up and seems to fall back down under spring pressure.its seeming like a mechanical issue now as all other windows and doors are perfect and this offending door you can hear the lock mech trying to do something when the remote or the interior lock unlock buttons are pressed.help please. ps. cant confirm if will open using key from outside as barrel is all siezed up. thanks

Not unlocking from the inside and not being able to pull up the pin is what is supposed to happen when the deadlock is on.

Needing a few attempts to open with the remote is a sign of lack of lubrication in the lock mechanism inside the door. Confirmed by clicking noises when trying to open when it wont open. Deadlock also confirmed by the flashing red LED.

Some people have found banging the outside of the door near the lock whilst using the remote to unlock will sometimes get it to open.

 

Once you have it open, squirt some kind of lubricant (GT85, silicone oil etc) through the tiny gaps around the lock from the outside using the straw on the spray can. Then work the lock to help free it up. This is a temporary fix until you can take off the door card and fully spray the lock mechanism or replace the lock.

 

Squirt some penetrating oil into your key hole as the deadlock can always be unlocked using the key.

 

thanks for the reply. i will try and lube it up after work today.it seems to have came off deadlock mode by itsef. tried to poke around in the barrel this morning with a small drill bit to try get the crap out of there so i can use the key,snapped said drill bit inside,so now the key will never go in,however after that the inside handle was working again so at least its opened.hope it stays off deadlock enough for me to get the card off and investigate.