The passenger side door will not unlock with the vehicle in park, all other doors do. Even with a double pull it will not open. The only way to open it is using the center dash mounted unlock button. A definite safety hazard if you need to exit the vehicle in an emergency.
2014 BMW 535I: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 30 complaints about the 2014 BMW 535I describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
- 20151
- 20145
- 20132
- 20122
- 20114
- 20101
What owners say
Passenger front door actuator failure causing inability to unlock and open the door. Normally with door locked you should be able to do a 'double pull' with door latch to open the door such as in emergency situations. This is a safety issue as you can not open the door.
Driver side door will not unlock using the inside door handle, effectively trapping the driver inside. Intermittent problem occurs while stationary after engine is stopped and vehicle in park. Took to dealer and it happened in front of service adviser, they informed me nothing is wrong.
Why the vehicles in off position the driver's side door will not open once you complete the double pull on the door handle trapping you in the vehicle the only way to get out of the vehicle is to actually hit the door unlock button in the center rash. I find this to be a safety issue because if I need to get out of the vehicle quickly I will be trapped unless I can actually reach the door button to unlock all the doors there is a video that I am forwarding as well on youtube showing this actual problem many other consumers who have purchased if your vehicle is having the same issues
The driver's side door will not open with the door handle. The door lock was jammed into the locked position and would not unlock without actuating the electric door unlock system. The door could not be unlocked manually. This has happened several times intermittently. This was reported to the dealer and they informed me this instance has occurred several times to other bmw vehicles.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2014 BMW 535I door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2014 BMW 535I?
5 of 30 owner complaints about the 2014 BMW 535I (17%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2014 BMW 535I?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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