Sounds like a rod might be off inside of the door and the door panel will need to be removed to access the latch and get the door open. Once the door is open, have the problem fixed before you close it again.
SOURCE: Driver side door will not unlock with key or with keyless entry
frist check your wires and make shore you have power. if your lock still dont work its the power lock motor in that door ok . have a nice day
SOURCE: Electronic locks/ stuck door
Your door latching mechanism is loose or defective. or maybe Christines' deendent. Spookuy huh?
SOURCE: 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Drivers side power door lock broken
Sounds like the link rod to the latch are jammed in the locked position by something inside the door or it came off. Any way, you have to remove the door panel to get access to it.
SOURCE: Keys locked in 2003 Kia Rio Trunk
Go to the dealer they can give a copy of the key. Do not forget to bring personal ID and ID identication for car.
SOURCE: DOOR WONT OPEN
My 2002 Kia Rio with manual locks also wouldn't unlock. the connecting rods would bend enough that I could pull the inside plunger up or turn the key, but in either case it would snap back when I let go, and the door remained locked.
The problem is a broken spring at the latch mechanism. Getting it unlocked is a matter of wiggling and banging the handles and lock until the lever the spring is supposed to control moves. The lever is in line with the car, so gravity might help if you park facing uphill or downhill. I wish I'd inspected the latch carefully enough to tell which.
Once the door is open, remove the interior door panel. The hard part is the window crank: push the heavy wire clip off the crank's shaft between the crank and the panel. Save the plastic sheet inside the panel; it protects the mechanisms from collecting moisture in your interior and rusting. A few screws and a snap or two will allow you to lift the panel up off the inside lip of the window.
The latch is held in by the 3 big screws in the door's edge, but you also need to disconnect some connecting rods that go to the various latch and lock handles. The plastic clips that hold the rods into their levers can be rotated to unsnap from the rod, the the rod can be pulled easily our of the clip. You'll see when you try it.
On mine, I found a broken spring that had connected two hooks right across the top of the latch mechanism. I came online to find a replacement spring or mechanism and ended up here, but my rubber band I cut from a bicycle inner tube is working fine for now.
Go ahead. Say something about fixing a broken Kia with a rubber band.
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