2004 Yukon, driver front door stuck closed…

[WickedGoat]

… And will not open from either the inside or outside handles. Got some ice and snow from Saturday night through yesterday evening and it is hovering in the teens right now. I went out Sunday morning and got in the Yukon and started it up to thaw it and scrape ice. I left it run and had no issues so I shut it off, hooked the battery tender up and went on.

Later I came out to start it, scrape it and back it up so I could get my wife’s car out of the garage to put away Christmas. When I was done and ready to come inside, I shut the driver door and it didn’t shut completely. I didn’t think much of it and gave it a little shove to shut it. I then tried to open the door again and it wouldn’t open. Got in on the passenger side and tried to open the driver’s door from the inside… it won’t open. I took it up to a heated garage and got the door panel partially away from the top of the door and reached down to the latch and tried to pop it by hand. No dice.

Anyone have any suggestions? I’d prefer not to break anything because finding parts could be a *****.

 

[Big Mama]

Sounds like one of the pieces of the mechanism broke. As you know plastic hates freezing temps and can easily brake by simply closing the door. You’ll need to remove the panel to find it.

 

[Fless]

I'm not sure if this will help but it shows the various linkages and their connections to the door latch.