JGR4444

Ok heres the whole ordeal here... i bought my car on friday drove it off the lot with a set of keys where the remote is seperate and the key is just an ordinary key... there was a flip key where the remote and the key is all one unit at the dealer waiting for me they just needed to find it... i went and got it today and i had it in my pocket when im driving home... when i get home i use the new flip key (the one where the remote and key is one unit) to lock my car... and it locked like normal but when i went back out to get in it....the door will not open... i can hear the door unlock but the handle will not engage the opening mechanism from inside or outside of the car

so now i have this beautiful car but i have to crawl out of the passenger side because that door actually does open

of course the dealer told me to go pound sand...

someone help please!!!

:-/

j67345

That's crap. They have to fix it, don't they? It's gotta be a warranty thing...even if you bought the car used!

IcarusX8

definitely need to fix. if they dont, leave rubber throughout the lot late at night.

shaunv74

Year and mileage? You have a 5yr/50K mile bumper to bumper warranty that is automatically transferable. If it's used did the dealer give you some kind of 60 day warranty from them as well or was it totally "as is?"

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

year / miles?
should hopefully still be under warranty

JGR4444

car was sold as is.. there were minor dents and scratches and they took care of that free of charge... i have been reading around about the switchblade key and how you have to program it so maybe that messed up my security?.... i really dont know but im so aggravated and now i have to pay to have someone look at it

2004...110000 miles

Juice

iTrader: (1)

If you hear it unlock, then it probably isn't the key, but the actual handle mechanism in the door. Make sure that the drivers side is actually unlocking. Look through the passenger side window and confirm that the manual lock pops up. If it does then it is just the door handle assembly, possibly a broken cable or something like that.

If you can find a way to open that door, the removal of the door panel isn't very hard. From there you should be able to see what the problem is. The hard part for you is probably going to be getting that door open in the first place.

jones75254

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2004 w/ 110K....you have one of the (if not THE) most driven RX-8's here, congrats! hope it has 100 more!

JGR4444

do you know of any threads where it explains how to get the door panel off?

HiTMaNN

That is why you don't buy used cars without AAA inspections ESP if you are buying it from a two bit dealer who will **** you in the end like this one.

j67345

wow, that's a lot of miles!! if you don't mind the question, how much did you get it for?

JGR4444

11 flat.... coudlnt pass it up and i think its just really bad luck

mike73737

MT or AT?

PSUGreySreet

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...iy+rattle+hunt

This is how to get the rattles out of your door (but also what your looking for). Polak did a great job describing how to take your door off. I'm not too mechanic saavy & i've taken both doors off.

911SC

OK, here's something to look into. I was told, and i could be wrong, that any safety issue must be repaired if the car is sold thru a dealership. I would say not being able to open your door and get out of your car in an accident would be a safety issue. If you were to end up in a river or lake and the power windows shorted you'd be in a heep o' trouble boy!

PSUGreySreet

Not a nice thought... but, nonetheless, very true my friend. Def. pays to look into that.

nycgps

iTrader: (1)

if takes about 15 minutes to take the door panel off.

Service manual has that info. Most of them are just plastic clips, I think 7 or 9 of them I forgot.

Razz1

Good Luck and welcome to the forum.

G3tR3DDY2GR3DDY

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na- rotaryresurrection has 116k and Pink flea has almost 120k

JGR4444

I took my car into midas today.. i take my cars there for everything... they looked at it for 4 hours and could not find anything that could lead to why the door wont open... they put a wedge between the door and the panel so that you could see the cords that pull the hinge to detatch it and it was working! No idea why the door wont open... i finally lost it and called Nissan Norths district office (thats the dealership i bought the car at) and i said hey im not trying to be a jerk but ive had this for 3 days... they said they didnt know why the dealership turned me down in the first place? oh well.. i take it in tomorrow ill keep everyone posted!!

Raptor2k

Good luck

Socket7

Take it to the dealership, park it in a place that blocks traffic, then lock it and give the mechanic the key without the remote. They should have it fixed in an hour.

shaunv74

^^Love it!

To the OP: Nice work on calling the district office and providing a constructive complaint. You did the right thing and now it sounds like you're getting results. CAll the district office again at the dealership if they give you a hard time. An hour or 2 of labor to figure out what's wrong to make a happy customer should be a no brainer.

hellbringer

so what is the problem ? i got the same


what they fix?>

AZRX7Guy

So much for keeping everyone posted! It's been almost two weeks.