passenger door won`t open!
passenger door won`t open!
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neil0205

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443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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a sunny day is getting wasted by me scratching my head wondering why the passenger door won`t open.i can hear the clicking sound but the window doesn`t drop nor the door open! what can it be?

cossiemetro

1,092 posts

269 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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if its the passenger door that doe'nt stop you driving it ???

i assume you have checked the fuses etc

neil0205

Original Poster:

443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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just about to check fuses,but when my girlfriend wears short skirts (who am i to complain) she refuses to climb over gearbox.

neil0205

Original Poster:

443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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fuses ok unplugged back and red wires from door black box in boot for 2 mins to try and reset,then ..nothing still can`t open passenger door.looks like the girlfriend will have to go:-(

ssavill

287 posts

255 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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you could always try the hammer approach! :-)

have you tried the normal - unplug the box in the boot (that controls doors etc) give it 30 secs - plug it in, and see if that works as a rest?

neil0205

Original Poster:

443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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tried that with no results.didn`t notice when i bought the car that it didn`t have the red pull bar in passenger footwell so i can`t even try and take door panel off..any suggestions?

ssavill

287 posts

255 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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does the electric window still work on the passenger side? are you getting power to that?

neil0205

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443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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yes window works fine using button on dash but when you use door switch,nothing.just a clicking noise.

ssavill

287 posts

255 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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and the same if you try and open from the inside of the car?

neil0205

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443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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yes same just clicking noise

headcase

2,389 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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ssavill said:
you could always try the hammer approach! :-)

have you tried the normal - unplug the box in the boot (that controls doors etc) give it 30 secs - plug it in, and see if that works as a rest?


neil0205 said:
fuses ok unplugged back and red wires from door black box in boot for 2 mins to try and reset,then ..nothing still can`t open passenger door.looks like the girlfriend will have to go:-(


I agree, do her in

headcase

2,389 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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OK, a sensible answer then, looking at the wiring diagram the door poppers and the electric windows are driven from the same ecu, Where is the click coming from the fusebox or the door?
The fact that there is a click tells you that there is no problem with the buttons them selves, the fact that the window works ok from the buttons tells you that all of the window wiring is fine. There appears to be no other external influences that would effect only one door. Check the supply voltage and the earth to the ecu is OK, other than that I draw the conclution that it is the control ECU.

If you wanna pop the pasenger door manually (again from the wiring diagram) look for Blue/White & Blue/yellow wires next to each other on a connector on the control ecu(B4 B5 on J48 circuit ref)these are the supply wires to the door actuator so if you disconnect them from the ecu then apply +12v to one wire and 0v to the other momenterally then the door should pop (if it dosent then reverse polarity)it may be worth having a 1a fuse in line just incase the actuator is at fault.

Hope it helps

neil0205

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443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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the clicking noise is from the door ie the door sounds like its trying to open but it won`t,i`ve even given it a pull n push and thump..no joy

kevin63

4,661 posts

282 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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You could try taking the passenger side rear pannel off, or just pull it back enough to get your hand in, then you could get to the back of the door mechanism to realese it by hand some how.
once open you can then get the pannel off to check the plugs etc.
not done this myself but just thought it my be another approach for you.
Good luck.

headcase

2,389 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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There is a sensor switch inside the door that basically says to the control ecu 'The window is low enough' sounds like this may be shorted so the door may be trying to open and the window is still up, sounds feasable? (youve proberbly already tried it) but try opening the door with the window down. But it does sound like something has gone amiss inside the door, you may have to take the door card off while the door is shut. I had to do this once on my 5 door astra Sri, it got struck by lightning outside my house and all the c/locing motors welded themselves shut, had to get in througt the boot then remove tall he door cards with the doors closed,then snip the linkage rods, an absolute b'stard of a job.

neil0205

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443 posts

244 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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i`m gonna have another go tomorrow thanks for the advice i`ll keep you posted.