Lance Allison
Requiesce In Pace October 20th, 2019
I pressure washed my 98 Jetta the other day when it was about 20 degrees outside. After driving home (about 30 min), I found myself "locked" in the car. The door handle on the driver's side seemed as if it were locked. I cycled the power locks several times to no avail. The result was the same for both the inside and outside door handles. I assumed the door was unlocking, as the lock plunger was moving its full travel, but when the handle was pulled, it acted just like it was still locked.
I'm on crutches right now, so getting out the passenger side or the back would have been difficult. I finally closed all the vents except for the one to the left of the driver and cranked the heat. After about 45 minutes, it finally opened.
Anyone else have this type of problem? Short of not washing the car when its cold, is there anything I can do to prevent this?
I'm on crutches right now, so getting out the passenger side or the back would have been difficult. I finally closed all the vents except for the one to the left of the driver and cranked the heat. After about 45 minutes, it finally opened.
Anyone else have this type of problem? Short of not washing the car when its cold, is there anything I can do to prevent this?