traciedee

Drivers side door on 2006 cobalt will not open from the inside or out. Other doors open just fine. Door lock is up. How do we get the door open so we can fix what ever needs to be fixed inside the panel. Any idea on what the problem is?

trevor151

is the door welded shut?

traciedee

no-why would it be welded shut?

3de3gre33dk3

Yea ur cable inside the door came off where u open the door on the inside pop that cover off and u should be able to open the door. Also try pulling the outside And inside handles at the same time might get cable enough to open

EcoTecDriver

trevor151

you never know..its just something to check for

Camaro33

this may solve the problem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0

I_own_a_cobalt_SS

Mine does it all the time I just keep hitting the lock an unlock till it opens

trevor151

haha yea i think that solved it

BPacak

take it to the cliff like the other guy hahah

krautsalat

its the small clip that holds the locking mechanism halfway so the door will not open or shut properly. You have to get the panel off from the inside(you might break some clips but they are cheap at the dealer) once that is off locate your cable that operates the locking mech and take a look at the clip that holds it to the door latch mechanism. Position the clip further into the spot it is on to take up slack on the cable then try it out. I had this issue as well and ever since I re-positioned the clip it works fine.

traciedee

Is there a trick to getting the inside panel off?

ryaan

i had the same problem on my 2006 also. it was the cable as previously mentioned. paid like 200$ for it to get fixed, mother fudgers broke the window while putting the door back together. obviously they paid for a new one, but i had to wait an extra day.

BARON420

Mine does this too! Only when really wet outside..

giggle the lock up and down fixes it, thanks for the
ideas on the real fix I should get to this soon.

krautsalat

not really...just be careful. Put your seat up the whole way and once you have the clips out kind of pull the panel towards the back seat. You'll end up some minor scratches but their def fixable.

Ya mine did it when it was wet out too. Another trick is to beat on the outside of the door(careful not to dent it) around the handle and lock and sometimes it'll work.

StevoElSupremo

yeah my stupid effing door does this on my '06 SS here and there. I just roll the window down and pull the inside and ouside handles rapidly together and it pops open. its retarded... and soemtimes my door wont close WTF?! it like just bumps off the piller and swings back open...

traciedee

Thanks everyone. I got the panel off, but still can't figure out how to get the door open. Is there a way to manually open the door now that the panel is off?

3de3gre33dk3

make ur door is unlocked and pull the end of the cable one hand hold the black pf the cable other pull the silver end and it will pop open

Maupin SS/SC

iTrader: (7)

mine used to do that on my lt it was very funny to see someones face when it happened two or three times to them

YelloEye

iTrader: (3)

My 06 LT used to have this issue as well. I just cycled the lock and "jiggled" the handle to open it.

Jason300zxTT

Complete bull ****. Mine has done this to me twice today and yes its been raining

tunameltman

Mine did this to me too yesterday, but I messed with the latch in the door a bit and it's stopped doing it for now, mines an 06 as well, lol

mrader88

my 06 did this too, but for me it was not the cable. once i got the door panel off and had a look around inside, i found there is a spider clip on the locking mechanism, it twists up and down to lock and unlock the car, mine was stuck in the middle and the button would not move it at all, i had to manually push it down to unlock it and open the door, then replaced the door latch entirely and no issues since, good luck! and be careful when pulling out the door panel