Driver 's door key lock problem

on my 1995 318i, I can only turn the driver's door key lock clock-wise, so the doors will lock fine. However, I cannot turn the driver's door key lock counter clock-wise, to unlock the doors. The key will only go as far as the "vertical" position. Luckily, the passenger door lock works fine, and I can enter the car, and unlock the driver's door from inside. I don't want to come to the situation where I cannot unlock the door at all, so I will drive my car, but I won't lock it. Is this a case of replacing the lock cylinder? If so, can the cylinder be keyed to my existing key?

thanks

Reply to
RZ
Loading thread data ...

I had the same problem with the power door locks on my 1995 M3. It appears that because the interior passenger door panel was a bit loose, the movement of the lock button was sticking within the panel whenever I used the driver side door lock to lock the car, which prevented the key from turning toward the lock position. Fiddling with the loose panel (which apparently unstuck the locking mechanism) seemed to fix the problem.

Randy

Reply to
Randy

MotorsForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.