Drivers side door won’t open

[jblain619]

I have a 2010 TC and I can’t get the drivers door to open. The locks sound like they’re disengaging but the door won’t open from the inside or out.  The sliding door on the same side won’t open from the inside(handle broken) but will from the outside. I do have to manually unlock it but it at least opens. 
 

Anyone experience this or have any ideas??

 

Thanks in advance! 

[lowspeedpursuit]

I feel like we need more information. So the power locks aren't working for either door. What happens if you use the physical key in the driver's door, or manually flip the lock toggle near the interior handle? The toggle appears to connect via a cable, and the keyhole should be a direct mechanical connection.

 

If the door won't unlock via any mechanism, I'd say you'll have to get a locksmith to open it, take it apart, and find out why it's jammed.

 

If the door will unlock manually, you can try to plug/unplug/shake/tap/clean the lock mechanism, and investigate any codes in the GEM, which is in charge of the power locks. Worst-case scenario, you may have to replace one or the other, which are so prohibitively expensive that I would probably just keep using the key.

 

For the slider, the left interior door handle is available aftermarket (without the trim caps) as Dorman 90859. If it isn't even trying to power-unlock, clean and inspect the contacts on the forward edge of the door. If the power locks are trying but not succeeding, welcome to the club. I'm going to try and take a lock unit apart in the near future and investigate unjamming it.