2005 bmw x5 3 0i i ve already checked the child lock.
House door handle wont open from outside.
My door knob turns but won t open.
Door handle doesn t feel loose or anything.
In the resting state of the lock the spring is extended.
The turning of the handle retracts the latch by pulling on the spring and compressing it.
Door opens fine from the inside but i can t open from the outside.
Then the door stopped opening altogether.
The part of a doorknob that you grasp with your hand connects to a rod that extends though the door to the knob on the other side.
Any idea before i open the door panel.
An exterior door that refuses to open can be caused by several things from swollen or warped wooden door and frames or old neglected hardware.
Once you have identified the problem finding and implementing a solution is fairly simple.
A door knob or door handle uses a spring loaded latch.
How to fix a door knob that turns but doesn t open.
Looking through the crack at the latch i think that s the word for it the metal part that goes inside the door when you move the handle it won t retract into the door completely.
When the door knob is locked the handle will not turn which keeps the latch from retracting.