0
Fuses were the problem for me. 2006 BMW 325I. Went with 20A. THANKS!
Check your fuses first. This just happened to me as well. I changed fuse #56 and #57, they are both 15amps. One was blown, replaced it and all my door locks are working again with the remote and manually inside the car. Your gas cap may be locked as well so be aware that you should get this fixed for safety and convenience reasons. The manual gas cap pop on my car was buried in the right side wall of the trunk.
Thanks for your help. That fix also works for 2006 325I. The same #56 & #57 fuse, on the bottom left.
------------------------------------
Ok, that may work temporarily on the E90/E91, 2006+ 3-series because BMW royally screwed up on the door lock actuators. If you replace them with the same rating fuse it will pop again. The fix can be found in BMW service bulletin SI B51 19 07. Well it's not really a fix. It basically says to replace the 15A fuse with 20A and then operate the locks looking for problems with the operation of the actuators. If there is a problem replace the actuator in pairs! Both fronts or both rears together.
Now if the door locks are not working on an E46 3-series 1999-2005 then the problem and solution is different. Since the original question was why won't the doors UNLOCK then the person probably has an E46 and not an E90/E91 since on the E90/E91 the locks usually fail both locking and unlocking. Ok, so in the E46 the problem is usually the actuator or the GM5 (ZKE5) module, more specifically the door lock relays in the GM5 module. E46's have problems with both about equally. If only the driver's door fails to unlock then it could be either, actuator or GM5. If both doors fail on a 2-door or if 3 or 4 doors fail on a 4-door then the problem is the GM5. There are other things to look for which I will not discuss here. The actuator is about $120 plus installation each and the GM5 is about $700 when replaced with a brand new unit installed and coded by a dealer. Luckily the GM5 can be repaired for less than $100.
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How open doors without battery of 1998 model BMW 325 i car?
Use you key to unlock the doors.
Doors on a 1999 BMW 528i wont open?
Climb through the window like Bo and Luke Duke.
Why does the alarm go off when opening the door?
my hand set wont unlock my doors with new batteries and when i unlock the door with the key and open it the alarm sounds and wont let me start the car
How do you open the gas flap on a 04 BMW X5 4.4?
unlock all the doors and then push the right side of the flap.
My doors won't lock or unlock?
why dont my 2001 windstar van lx door locks wont lock
Why wont your Toyota Celica doors lock or unlock when ive changed the battery on the remote control?
yu gotta program it
1990 BMW 525i back doors will not unlock front doors work fine?
Try removing door panel and checking to make sure the cable/rods all all connected right.
Why is it you can unlock the the driver door with your key but it wont unlock all the rest of the doors unless you push the centre console button you have a 2006 ford territory how do you fix this?
Push the open button twice in quick succession, this should open the rest of the doors
97 BMW 528i key wont unlock door and remote didnt work either?
battery is spent, now to get inside?be creative...
Why would a 93 BMW 740 IL not unlock?
IF YOUR BATTERY IS DEAD THEN THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY NORMAL......ON A '93 740I YOU CAN PULL UP THE PASSENGER HANDLE AND TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ....(CANT REMEMBER WHICH WAY) BUT THIS WILL UNLOCK THE DOOR
How do you unlock the doors when the battery is dead on a 93 BMW 740?
turn the key to unlock position, lift handle, and turn the key some more. you will feel mechanical resistance making the key simi hard to turn.
Unlock the trunk of a 2001 740il BMW no key?
how do you unlock the trunk of a 740il BMW with keys locked inside
