I've got the remote door locks and they dont unlock the driver or passenger side doors when its really cold out (less than 10 degrees). I had to climb through the rear hatch today The key doesnt go all the way either so I cant manually unlock it. Any tips?

 

Leave it in a garage?

 

I wish I had a garage

 

grease those ************* up...same **** happened to me

 

aright i'll try that. The wierd thing is that its not like it rained and then froze my door, its just so cold that the door lock motors wont work.(at least I think thats what the problem is)

 

Almost seems like you need a new battery, or power lock motor. I have remote power locks in my integra and they've worked in 20 below very consistently.

What do you mean by your key doesn't go in far enough?

 

Its wierd I've never had the problem before. The key only goes in about 1/4 the way

 

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Smash the window and hop in.

 

thats **** sucks had it happen to me in my jeep , when i live'd in reno . get some ice removal liquid they sell it so you can put it your key hole , but i but it around my door and everything never had the problem again

 

Get some of the door lock de-icer

You can get it in any gas station, grocery or hardwarestore this time of year

 

Man the hell with DOORS?! I always climb through the hatch, only way to go!

 

basically there is water that got in your lock and froze it.

use lock de-icer

or, improvise:
hold your key in your hand till it's hot, put it in as far as you can, repeat. this can take a couple of minutes (you can also exhale on it or put a lighter to it) but works in a bind.

what you need to do to prevent this in the future is spray a good lubricant directly in the keyhole (such as silicone lube for example), and then apply grease or another lubricant to the rubber seals around the doors - to prevent water from staying there and freezing, which is what causes the problem in the first place.

 

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Had to do this many a time.

 

Hmm we have had temps in the single digits around here, especially right before Christmas, but I haven't really had any problems with my locks. The only problem I had was the first day it got above freezing after our Christmas freeze, I washed my car, and then that night I guess there was moisture on the door lock mechanisms in the doors, which froze, and kept the locks from unlocking. Other than that I've had no problems.

 

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i'm getting real good at this technique...i even take my shoes off and throw them upfront...

as far as replacing the solenoids you're crazy, it's cold out and water freezes in the locks, just use lock deicer, grease em, or use a air compressor to blow out the locks before bringing it back outside....

 

my doors always get stuck when its cold. sometimes even when it doesnt rain. most of the time the drivers side door is stuck and the passanger will open for some reason.

 

yeah ive pretty much gotten into the habbit of getting in the hatch. **** tryin the doors first, i skip that and go straight to the hatch, pop that sucker, climb my fat *** in, and start 'er up.

 

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picturing you going through your hatch reminded me of the "own3d pics" thread.......LOL, owned by your own door locks

 

lol, it definately puts you in your place. Then after letting the car warm up for 10 minutes then the 3 minute ride to school, the drivers side door STILL wasnt warm enough to open. I ended up having to climb over the shifter console and leave through the passenger door in the school parking lot

 

theres a spray they sell at napa auto parts that will help you.

 

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bwuhahahahahhahaha

 

i used to hold a lighter to my key and then insert it and give it a few seconds. Probably not the best way...lol, but it worked for quick deicing

 

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that sounds like a damn good macguyver type of an idea to me

 

hey, when you need to be at work in 10 mins and it takes 10 to get there, you'll think of some crazy ****.....lol

 

It's nice how Bay Area CA doesn't really have these types of problems.