Drivers door won't open

[nikhon]

Hi all,

Having a bit of a weird issue with my MS 17.

The drivers side door won't open from the outside. The handle presents fine but won't unlock when pulled. Opens fine from the inside though, best way I can describe it is the reversal of childlock where the door functions fine from the inside, but it seems disabled from opening from the outside.

I doubt it's software related but happened after the 2020.20.1 update.

I have an appointment scheduled in another 10 days. But would be good to know if anyone else has experienced this.

 

[Babaron]

That happened with my 2014 MS. It turned out to be mechanical. Door handle broke.

 

[PWlakewood]

That happened with my 2014 MS. It turned out to be mechanical. Door handle broke.

Yup. Happened to one of my doors as well. Mechanical failure. Need to replace broken part or entire door handle.

 

[nikhon]

Sheesh! That's no good. So safe to say I can blame the missus?

 

[PWlakewood]

Sheesh! That's no good. So safe to say I can blame the missus?

Ummmm...well.....you could blame her but is that the smart thing to do? Happy wife happy life......

 

[bmah]

Sheesh! That's no good. So safe to say I can blame the missus?

Door handle problems like this are usually cumulative so it’s hard to ascribe blame to a single cause like that.

It sounds like a broken wire, which is one of a couple common failure modes on the Model S door handles (lots of existing threads in this topic here on TMC).

Bruce.

 

[nikhon]

Hey guys, sorry to resurrect this thread again. I'm still waiting on my service appointment regarding my drivers door issue. But had a bit of a breakthrough today. The handle works if and only if another passenger door is open. Actually seems software related?!?

 

[nikhon]

Seems related to this thread, maybe it is a wire issue

Rear door wont open if front door is open