Call a locksmith.
Call a locksmith.
The lock mechanism is broken. Can you keep it lock from inside the car?
Nine times out of ten the easiest and cheapest way to fix this is replace it with a working one from the wreckers. Are you sure it doesn't have child lock on?
If the door on a Hyundai Gl will not open from the inside, the child safety lock mechanism should be checked. The lock mechanism is found inside the door jab underneath a label that says 'child lock'.
Lock mechanism probably frozen or broken--you should be able to access by removing inner door panel to determine problem
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Sounds like the rod that attaches from the door lock to the handle mechanism may have come off. there is only a small clip that keeps this in place and it mat have broken. or a bushing within the locking mechanism itself may have worn out. I would check the rods first there may be up to 3 of them. 1 goes to locking mechanism near the window (in and out. lock with key and lift button), if electric locks, one may go to locking solenoid and the door release which goes to interior door handle and outside door hangle
On my car because the mechanism is 26 years old this year and worn out.
You can get a diagram for the driver door lock mechanism for a 2001 Isuzu Rodeo at various auto part stores. You can also check in the owner's manual.
door handle has lock end and non-lock end. non-lock end is held to door by single bolt on latch side of door. remove bolt and slide door handle toward front of car. it will disengage from door. ease handle lock mechanism through opening in door. it will be broken, a known volkswagen design flaw. take handle to vw dealer and purchase repair parts ($20-$30). repair parts come with consumer friendly directions.
You will need to remove the screws holding the glove compartment on the Mini Cooper in order to open it with a broken lock mechanism. There are 5 torx screws holding it in place.
Get very thin eyebrow twizers, and pull the broken lock! Listo..