Subaru Outback Door Lock Stuck

The rear left door on my 05 outback is stuck and both the handle on the inside and the outside won t open it.

Subaru outback door lock stuck.

Handy website for auto recyclers. The only way i can open and close it now is by crawling through the car and using the small finger hole manual release. If you are still in warranty take it to the dealer. The door can only be opened from the outside.

Free up the lever for the child lock and it works as normal. Well i mean i tried. This video is applicable to the 2008 subaru outback. 1a auto shows you how to repair install fix change or replace a broken or snapped door latch.

A cable moves a lever within the actuator releasing the door handle portion from operating the lock actuator. The lock on the inside appears to be hung up on something and won t swing to the unlock position even with moderate force applied. This happens when using the electronic when manually moving the lock lever from the inside and when using the key. In the end we have a working door lock and a journey.

Each rear door has a child safety lock that prevents the door from being opened even if the inside door handle is pulled. The electronics seem to work but the lock is mechanically not able to fully move to the unlocked position. It does however swing fully to the locked position without issue. There s a button on the driver s door that will lock all the doors with a single push of a button whenever you want them locked whether you ve had the car out of park yet or not.

If you don t need them you can probably fix it manually with the door panel off and be done with it. My 2014 ram had them standard. How to open a stuck drivers door on a 2005 subaru outback. If you re out of warranty as traildog said it s probably something simple that removing the door panel will find out.

If you find something broken in the actuator a replacement from a salvage yard or subaru will be needed. It gets almost there then springs back to locked. If you re ever feeling that locked doors would be better for any reason push it. When the child safety lock lever is in the lock position the door cannot be opened from inside regardless of the position of the inner door handle lock lever.

If you need to use them it would be worth fixing. The primary method of opening the hatch is an electronic button on the hatch.