Hey guys i know this is weird but i need help solving this problem, I bought my 1991 jeep xj this past summer everything worked fine with locking and unlocking [Power Door Locks] but recently my door wouldn't unlock all the way, it'll lock and unlock [i can hear it] but it wouldn't unlock completely, and can't open my door any idea's anyone??

-leng

 

if you can manually lock & unlock the door, suspect the rod between the latch and lock actuator for binding or may slightly be bent from years may not be visible the bend.

 

thanks for the tip! but i can't get into my car at all, is there a way i can get in from the outside?

 

Open the hatch and crawl in?
Open the passengers door?
Call a wrecker and see if they can pop it open with a slim-jim?

 

-When i bought the jeep the guy replaced the hatch key hole with a push button and recently it got jammed so i can't open that
-Tried unlocking the passenger door but the key wouldn't turn
-ill try calling the wrecker tomorrow

thanks..

 

i usually pry the top of my door open stick somethin in to try and hit the pwr lock switch. thats if your other doors work. also squirt some rust penetrant into your locks may free that up.

 

thanks.. finally got in through the passenger door, pried it from the top took forever but thanks!!! **Alright so it seems like my driver door is jammed i can't open it at all, what seems to be the problem with the door i know a latch might be loose????

 

sounds like you might have to try to get the door panel off/loose enuf to try to reach in and grab one of the rods to try pop it open. removing door panels on a closed door is always a good time.

 

ok here is what your gonna do... get a phillips head screwdriver and remove the 3 screws that hold the door Handle/door lock rocker/ and power switches from the inside panel....... now after having all 3 removed... pull the whole piece away from your door as much as you can without stressing it too much.. now find out which 2 links actuate the door locker... pull on them till you figure out which is which.... then after you've figured out with one will unlock the door.. just pull it till it unlocks... then bwaamoooo unlocked door... if you can just try using the other doors manual locks to lock it up. you may not like it but it would be a good idea to just leave it unlocked ( i know dumb) but its either that or you have to crawl in through other doors all the time till its fixed...

i had to do this in my 96 a few times because the PO decided not to tell me the door locks stick... lmao

 

thanks for the tip ill sure try this tomorrow when its sunny out! Will taking off the door panel still work with a closed door?

 

yea but it can be pretty hard... you better off just trying to pull that trim piece... you don't need the entire door panel off to do it so the way i see it take the easiest path...

 

Alright so i got the chance to take the door panel off and the driver door to open. Everything looks good but the weird thing is, the door only gets jamed if i use my key to unlock my driver door. **Problem solved if i pull the plugs off the auto switches lock and window on the left driver door and plug it back in, the door opens perfectly fine with no problem, ive tryed it a few times and thats the problem why my door keeps getting jamed any ideas how to fix this???

 

Alright so i got the chance to take the door panel off and the driver door to open. Everything looks good but the weird thing is, the door only gets jamed if i use my key to unlock my driver door. **Problem solved if i pull the plugs off the auto switches lock and window on the left driver door and plug it back in, the door opens perfectly fine with no problem, ive tryed it a few times and thats the problem why my door keeps getting jamed any ideas how to fix this???