took the lock out, cleaned it, refitted and the same thing happened after a few open/closes. eventually figured it out. if you attempted to open the door from the outside while locked the lock was sticking partially open. a tip on the child lock lever would release it. after studying...

CHILD LOCK!!!!!! I put a scredriver between the door and the door rubber and switched off the child lock, then was able to open the door from the inside. I'm gonna take the latch out and clean it up well.

that's not the problem here, the handle on the outside is perfect, the linkage inside is completely free and clean, but the arm that the outside handle connects to is doing nothing. ok, I've calmed slightly, got the deadlock opened again, so back to square one, outer handle does nowt...

I've seen all those, none of them have a fix. this isnt a wd40 job, the latch/lock mechanism seems broken internally,all the levers move freely, but the door opening one doesnt seem to be connected to anything. but how do I get the open the door to replace it?

sh*t, I've made it worse. was wiggling my fingers about inside and disconnected the deadlock linkage, now the frickin thing is completely locked, cant even unlock, never mind open it. I can feel the deadlock linkage, but cant get onto it to open it.

Hi, google brought me here, lots of people with tailgate problems, but cant find a solution. The tailgate is stuck, I've removed the door card and everything seems to be moving freely, nothin seems seized, the central locking moves the lock button up and down, the inner handle will...