Front doors will not open from outside

PUDPATE

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1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE
3.8L
V8
2WD
AUTOMATIC
130,000 MILES

Locks work. Can’t get inside to take door panel off.

Friday, May 7th, 2021 AT 7:31 AM

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KASEKENNY

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I am not sure I understand the issue. Both front doors will not open but the locks are working?

You should have a 4 door vehicle as I don't think they offered a coupe in this year so the rear doors don't open either?

If both doors are not operating then did this just happen one morning or how did both doors stop at the same time?

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/door-panel-removal

Unfortunately we are going to have to gain access somehow and that may mean breaking a window but clearly we need to clarify the issue before we go much further.

Thanks

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Saturday, May 8th, 2021 AT 9:16 AM

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I found a locksmith that somehow took a grabber inside and while he grabbed door handle I opened it from outside.

One door handle quit working a long time ago. Then the rubber gaskets melded and made the door hard to open and then that handle broke too. They both didn’t quit working simultaneously. Hope this explains it. My locksmith was awesome! He said he could open it but after you tubing it and not finding any info I doubted him. I was wrong!

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Friday, July 2nd, 2021 AT 12:15 PM

KASEKENNY

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That is great info. Locksmiths can definitely work magic at times.

Thanks for the update and let us know if you need more info in the future. Thanks for using 2CarPros.

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Friday, July 2nd, 2021 AT 8:43 PM