this is what happened today from 5:00pm to 5:20pm. To start things today in north philly it was 13 degrees. I unlocked my car and it unlocked but the door was stuck. I mannage to get it open without much force but still got me angry. Then the clutch safety wich doesnt let me start the car unless i have the clutch in for some reason didnt let me start the car, I had to get a flashlight and manualy push the button and with the other hand start the engine. I was in luck my battery gave up before it started . I got out the car and closed the door to get my battery charger. I hooked it up to the battery and waited about 10min. I was going to leave it all night but i decided to try to started one more time before i went in . when i tried to open the door i felt the door handle kind of hard so i let it go and tried it again all of the sudden i hear a cracking or breaking sound. the door handle broke , it was real weak . My keys whre still iside the car so some how i had to get them out. I remembered that I had spare key in the house so I got them so that I could open the other side. the othr side was frozen I just left home now tomorrow I have to solve all of those promblems any comments or advise?

 

JUNKYARD... no, not your car... but for the parts just pull the lock cylinder out of the handle when you change it. maybe you could spray some PAM on the door to keep it from sticking hehe

 

haha dang that sux!!! , last winter both my doors froze, i got lucky the hatch didnt freeze
well it sort of did i had to pry on it to get it to open up...

then i climed in threw there, and then i started it. but the doors wouldnt open from the inside either, id lift up on the lock and the metal rod would just bend instead of unlocking it, then the windows didnt wanna roll down either hardly got the driver 1 down , then i climed out therew there shut the hatch
then climbed back in and rolled up the window and waited like 20 min with heat on full blast for the inside to thaw out so the door would open..... lol was late to skool that day!

 

Nothing personal, but did you by chance do any spelling while in 'skool'?????

 

^ wow someone woke up on the wrong side of bed.

Anyway, there is this lock de-icer stuff use, and it works great...not to mention it is pretty cheap. Check Pep Boyz(lol) or any other parts store for some. I think it may have prevented me from breaking my key in the hole.

 

leave him alone, he probably broke his brain along with his rx7 within 5:00pm-5:20pm.

 

i thought it was 4:20... maybe cause im in central??

 

move to california