Technical Door not opening from outside or inside button

[Markoboy]

Hello!

I'm a new member on the forum but I've had my 42kWh 500e since 05/2023 now. Last morning when finishing my night shift I went to get into my car but the drivers door didn't budge when trying to open from the outside. I luckily got in from the passenger side and also learned that the drivers door opening button on the inside wasn't working either. The manual door handle worked meaning that the problem must be electrical. Has anyone had similar issues? Any tips? It was -20C last night so next time tomorrow when going to work I'm gonna park the car in a warm garage for the duration of my work shift and see if it's a temperature related bug if the door would open after 12h of sitting in a warm place.

 

[Maybemaybenot]

Could it just have been frozen?

 

[Markoboy]

Could it just have been frozen?

I would hope so but I've had much worse temperatures in the Finnish winter for longer periods of time and had no problems previously, so can't know for sure just yet.

 

[mogsy1]

Hello!

I'm a new member on the forum but I've had my 42kWh 500e since 05/2023 now. Last morning when finishing my night shift I went to get into my car but the drivers door didn't budge when trying to open from the outside. I luckily got in from the passenger side and also learned that the drivers door opening button on the inside wasn't working either. The manual door handle worked meaning that the problem must be electrical. Has anyone had similar issues? Any tips? It was -20C last night so next time tomorrow when going to work I'm gonna park the car in a warm garage for the duration of my work shift and see if it's a temperature related bug if the door would open after 12h of sitting in a warm place.

Hi,
I have a Panda Cross 4X4 2020 model and shortly after buying it new we had a week of very low temperatures. All the doors apart from the rear passengers door would not open, even from the inside, every time I took it to the dealers the problem could not be found. I eventually drove to the dealers with all the windows open and no heater so they could see the problem. Fiat replaced 3 of the doors opening mechanisms, all apart from the rear passengers door which I thought a bit strange. So you problem could be temperature related!!

 

[Markoboy]

Hi,
I have a Panda Cross 4X4 2020 model and shortly after buying it new we had a week of very low temperatures. All the doors apart from the rear passengers door would not open, even from the inside, every time I took it to the dealers the problem could not be found. I eventually drove to the dealers with all the windows open and no heater so they could see the problem. Fiat replaced 3 of the doors opening mechanisms, all apart from the rear passengers door which I thought a bit strange. So you problem could be temperature related!!

And indeed it was. I'm a bit disappointed in myself that I was so quick to judge the car to be broken but it seems its ok now. I went to lunch a few hours ago and parked the car in a warm-ish parking garage for the duration of lunch and it indeed opened normally after around 1,5h.

I was prepared for the worst since I've not had problems like this before and I live in Finland after all. Winters and very cold ones at that are normal here

 

[gazz_bee]

And indeed it was. I'm a bit disappointed in myself that I was so quick to judge the car to be broken but it seems its ok now. I went to lunch a few hours ago and parked the car in a warm-ish parking garage for the duration of lunch and it indeed opened normally after around 1,5h.

I was prepared for the worst since I've not had problems like this before and I live in Finland after all. Winters and very cold ones at that are normal here

My Mini is terrible for door seals freezing during winter. I used Gummi Pflege on the seals this winter and it seems to have improved the situation (It is expensive though, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251012012133).

 

[Markoboy]

My Mini is terrible for door seals freezing during winter. I used Gummi Pflege on the seals this winter and it seems to have improved the situation (It is expensive though, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251012012133).

I usually do use a similar product, but in my case the freezing wasn't because of the seals but something in the mechanism

 

[IanML]

I usually do use a similar product, but in my case the freezing wasn't because of the seals but something in the mechanism

That something is probably moisture. A possible cure would be to hang a cloth bag containing dessicant inside the door. You could even use uncooked rice!