Drivers door won't open when really cold?

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phmichel
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2017 Nissan Quest SV
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Spending a week in Central Oregon. Temps in the single digits and teens at night, 30's during the day. Twice I've been unable to unlock the drivers door in the morning. All other doors OK. When activating the fob I hear the the other doors lock and unlock but not the driver's. Will not unlock manually from the inside lever or lock switch either. It works fine after about 15 mins on the road and the car warms up. Any ideas that don't involve taking the door apart? Can I spray silicone or something down the window channel? Thanks for your help gang...


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VStar650CL
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Spraying down the window channel won't usually help anything. It's moisture either in the lock mechanism or (most often) the cables which jams things up. WD in the lock mechanism and bicycle cable lube in the cables will usually fix it, but you need to pop the inside panel to get to them.


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