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Please guys any insight or fixes? I drive my girl and I to the university everyday and its pretty awkward to have her sit in the back.



Thanks. Hows it going guys. I believe some mechanism inside the door latch is messed up. The lock switch works fine. The lock switch closes and pops open when I unlock but the door itself won't open. The door handle feels different, there's no tension when I pull on it. I'm not sure how the handle works but maybe a spring or a plastic connector broke that triggers the door to open when i pull the handle? Its a 2008 g35xs would the stealerships cover this and any idea how much it'll run my pockets if I had to pay for this.Please guys any insight or fixes? I drive my girl and I to the university everyday and its pretty awkward to have her sit in the back.Thanks.

Is it cold where you live?I had this happen 2x on my G, both when it got really cold after rain or slushy snow, both times 2 winters ago. Basically the first and second time everything froze up and the door lock actuator crapped the bed, so when I pulled on the handle all the cheap plastic connections nissan uses broke (i did not pull hard, or try repeatedly). The first time, the latch on the door got stuck in the closed position so the door wouldn't close, then when I pushed it open and shut the door it was then stuck shut. I was just outside of warranty, but way under on miles and Infiniti did it in good will. The second time was covered by the 12 month warranty on parts, this time the outside handle stopped working first, then the inside handle a few days later. It actually happened a third time, but the dealer paid because the parts weren't faulty, but some lazy tech did not replace any of the seals/gaskets inside the door (he also left his lunch scraps in my backseat). Also, my initial quote the first time was ~700 including the actuator, cables, and handle. A lot of that was labor since they had to get the door to open, remove the panel, and then remove the window/window tracks, and motor to get to the handle. I have done a similar job 2x on a Civic and I think it took me ~3 hours.IDK if you would have luck with a slim jim, I think the latch is actuated by a cable like a bike brake. I think the cable design is part of the problem, I think the cable can freeze in the sheath so when you pull the handle, it snaps the little nubs off the end of the cable. I would not say it is a common problem, but it is not unheard of, I have a friend with a Rogue who had this happen 2x, I had it happened 2x, I found numerous complaints elsewhere online, and there had been a recall for similar issues on the Titan based products. I think Nissan should start doing hardcore cold weather testing Honda style, maybe its not a common issue, but it should be basically unheard of, how hard is it to make a door handle work when it is cold out? Everyone else seems perfectly capable of doing it.