so the past 2 days my door locks (all 3) have been frozen. i think i have fixed the passenger side one with some lock de-icer and WD-40 (its rained alot almost a week straight) and thought i did fix the driver-side too till this morning. it seized up over night again. after it warms up some they do begin to work fine.
I usually carry the lock de-icer in my pocket, keeps it nice and warm. Usually if in a bind, I just climb in the back window.....they wont jam if you leave it unlocked...but I live in a city and cant sleep at night if I do this. Good luck, that Ice storm looks harsh.
i cant leave my crap unlocked either live in a college town where 2 cars with in walking distance were torched from the inside out. and its hard to climb in the back in a freakin suit argh........
My Jeep doesn't have any valuables in it so I don't lock it usaully. And as far as vehicles gettin torched uhh a Jeep would probably be an easy target so don't make enemies cause locks wont stop a molitov cocktail. Other than that I have never had that problem.
they set interiors on fire lol. the first ones didnt go up because they shut the doors depriving the fire from oxygen but the last one they left the door open. i guess the soft top would melt/burn up anyway. oh well thank goodness for insurance. also i guess my locks wouldnt be frozen shut anymore if that happened.
You can also try vasaline or white lube, I dont think it freezes... also good on the door seals, so when you do manage to unlock it you dont rip them off when you open the door. Still thinkin........
Try operating the door handle, yes I know the door is locked, but sometimes just moving the locked door handle can free up the tumbler locks. It doesn't make sense but it worked for me last week. My key would not turn in the lock after our last rain,ice storm, until I moved the door handle and then the key turned without a problem??
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Ha.. KY.. might work. I think Ill try it, the rain turned to snow 10 mins ago. My girlfriends gonna look at me real funny when I walk out the door with the KY. Priceless!
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