2003 Mini Cooper Door Not Opening With Handle

Wrap a piece of felt tape around the plastic portion of the bowden cable one revolution only.

2003 mini cooper door not opening with handle.

You have a defective door handle catch. Doing this will increase the tightness between the cable and the housing. 2003 mini cooper driver side. Pull the interior handle once to see if it unlocks the door.

If all this is working fully secure the actuator to the door by tightening the torx screws to hand tight about 14 lb ft torque. Now reconnect the electrical plug for the actuator and then reconnect the battery. It sounds like the release cables are pulling but the latch is staying in the latched position. The second pull should then open the door.

If you have problems with door handle mechanisme for the inside is lagging or not opening the door every time. 02 09 2011 mini cooper doors cannot be opened using either the inside or outside door handles under certain freezing conditions. Sounds like the mechanical actuator is stuck. The handle catch cable has come off therefore the door can t be opened from inside the car.

Insert the bowden cable back into the housing of the door latch assembly. Well if you are an automotive technician it could be an easy 1 2 3 process to identify the problem remove the door panel and make the adjustment. That s why i have opened doors as manual by keyhole not remote controller. Try this little trick before buying a new mech.

The window has slipped off the track and requires adjustment. When reattaching the cable wire to the door latch be sure to attach it properly. In addition each door actuator is also not working. My daughter has a 2010 mini cooper 2 door camden special edition that was having sporadic issues where the door would not open needed to squeeze the handle multiple times for the unlock to engage.

Door problem of the 2003 mini cooper s 2 failure date. This has occurred multiple times during freezing weather usually when snow or ice is present.