[rkhanso]

I've searched the forum and see where fuses and acutators are common problem areas. I'm not sure the issue with my daughter's car is the same though.

2006 325xi

Door won't open with physical key in the outside tumbler/key. Using the physical key, I can turn it right or left, but the driver door won't unlock either way.

When inside the car, pulling on the door handle to open won't unlock or open the door, no matter how many times you pull on the handle.

The key fob/remote will lock and unlock the other 3 doors, but not the driver door.

The interior central locking button will lock and unlock the other 3 doors, but not the driver door. When you push the central locking button and put your finger on the lock plunger at the top rear of the door, you can feel and hear a click, but the plunger won't go up. It's always in the down position.

I didn't think this would be a fuse problem since:
1. all doors except the driver door work with the fob and the central lock button.
2. I can feel and hear a click on the driver door when the central lock button is pressed.

My daughter is coming over tonight with her car again and I will check the fuses.

But, are there any other things I can try? Super secret knock to get it to work? If I can't get the door open, how can I get the interior panel off to look inside to see what's broke or replace anything?

Thanks.

[MacE90]

This is a good reference site for all things repair:

https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...front/B9gsExvL

[BashShah]

It's Difficult but I some how Managed to take the Passenger Door Inside Cover Off once as my Door Lock failed on me but that was in 2014.
You have to pull the door inside cover off to even begin to see what is disconnected.
if you can feel the click, and actuator, are you really sure.

Most Likely some connecting rod has come lose. if you find the issue, make you you secure it..... I had to do mine, with a ZIP TIE.

[rkhanso]

Thanks for the input. I'll check out the info tomorrow.

I checked the two 20 amp fuses. They were both OK....and upgraded already from 15A to 20A.

After messing around with it longer, somehow the driver door finally did pop up the plunger when unlocking it with the key from the outside. But not all the time. Also, it started working from the inside.

The remote will lock all doors, but the only one it won't unlock is the driver door.

I suppose that means it's the actuator, right? Even though the key and the inside door handle wouldn't even unlock it? Does that even make sense?

[rkhanso]

Thanks for all the help.
I replaced the door lock actuator today and it's working great now.