Doors will not unlock

[damiani2]

I know that after a set period of time the car will not respond to the remote and you need to manually unlock the driver’s door. Unfortunately when I turn the key the doors do not unlock. The battery should be good and the security light on the dash is flashing. Any idea how I should unlock the car?

[vath2001]

Need a little bit more info.. year
I had my DS door lock break inside the door.... tow to the dealer, 10 days and $800 later.
Parts had to come from "The Father Land"

[Dar01]

I think if you disconnect the battery for a minute it will "reset" everything and you can then, use your remote. I am not 100% sure, if someone can chime in and verify????

Also, if you do this, you will need to have the radio code handy.

[Stroked & Blown]

I have the same problem - lock mechanism broken.

AAA came and opened it for me, but I wouldn't want to make a habit out of it in fear of damaging the top frame. They used an inflatable bladder to separate the window from the frame, then slipped in a 'hook' to pull the door handle.

If I don't drive it for a couple days, it stays in the garage with the window cracked enough for me to get my arm in & pull the handle from the inside, just in case.

[damiani2]

Thank you for the replies, it’s a 2002 boxster s. The windows were not working properly so I replaced the mechanism that the houses the sensors to the door handles. Could this locking issue be related to that replacement.

[Stroked & Blown]

It seems that it is easy to disconnect the locking mechanism while the door panel is off if you aren't careful, so this may very well be the case.