2008 Escalade--My rear passenger side door will not unlock either manually or electronically. And since it won't unlock it won't open. I can hear the actuator when I try to unlock it electronically. The post for locking and unlocking the door manually is stuck in the lock position and it is stuck hard. Does anybody have any ideas on how I can go about getting this door open so I can fix it? Thanks.
I was able to get it. It took a while to figure out, but it went pretty smooth, considering. I folded the back seat forward and was able to use the hooked end of a plastic pry tool between the door panel and the door itself. I slowly worked the pry tool around the edge of the door panel and gave it a little twist at each of the posts that hold the panel on. After the panel was removed I used a Dremel to cut the metal parts off of the actuator then used a soldering iron to cut through the plastic parts till I reached a part that I could move to unlock the door and open it. I was happy that I could accomplish this without causing any damage.
I was able to get it. It took a while to figure out, but it went pretty smooth, considering. I folded the back seat forward and was able to use the hooked end of a plastic pry tool between the door panel and the door itself. I slowly worked the pry tool around the edge of the door panel and gave it a little twist at each of the posts that hold the panel on. After the panel was removed I used a Dremel to cut the metal parts off of the actuator then used a soldering iron to cut through the plastic parts till I reached a part that I could move to unlock the door and open it. I was happy that I could accomplish this without causing any damage.
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