1998 GMC Jimmy Child Safety Lock Stuck

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Curt - 24 Jul 2006 21:33 GMT

My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The problem is
the one on the drivers side is set to on and i can't open the door from the
outside. Do I need to pull the inside panel of to disengage the lock or is
there a slim jim type of tool I can slip down the door jam and unlock the
safety?

Any Assistance Would be Helpful
Thanks In Advance,
Curt

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Steve W. - 25 Jul 2006 02:55 GMT

> My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The problem is
> the one on the drivers side is set to on and i can't open the door from the
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> Thanks In Advance,
> Curt

Pull the panel and see if the lever is actually releasing the cam in the
latch. Most of the parts are hidden inside but you should be able to see
the release tang for the outer handle. No real way to get in there with
the panel on. You MIGHT have some luck if you shoot some Kroil or Break
free in the lever area and work it some.

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sdlomi2 - 25 Jul 2006 07:40 GMT

> My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The problem
> is
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> Thanks In Advance,
> Curt

Curt, have you tried switching the control lever in that door jamb?
Your post was not clear about this. s

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William Dryden - 25 Jul 2006 21:14 GMT

> > My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The problem
> > is
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> Curt, have you tried switching the control lever in that door jamb?
> Your post was not clear about this. s

If he can't open the door, I do not think he can get to the control lever.

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sdlomi2 - 25 Jul 2006 23:37 GMT

>> > My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The
> problem
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>
> If he can't open the door, I do not think he can get to the control lever.

William, I guess it's time for me to shut up and sit down now. s

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William Dryden - 26 Jul 2006 06:08 GMT

> >> > My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The
> > problem
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>
> William, I guess it's time for me to shut up and sit down now. s

Hey, I didn't mean it like that, We all have our off days. I have never
owned a vehicle with "kiddy locks" but I did rent one once. They were set
"locked" from the rental agency and it was a real pain. One of the electric
solenoids was sticky on the back door and half the time it would not unlock.
Since I usually put test gear in the back seat, I had to resolve the same
problem or get all the gear out on one side.

I sat there and flipped the lock/unlock at the driver's console until I got
lucky. Then I left the "kiddy locks" set off until I took the car back and
yes I reported it to the rental company.

--
William

No trees were destroyed transmitting this communiqué,
however several million electrons were severely inconvenienced.

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sdlomi2 - 26 Jul 2006 11:26 GMT

> Hey, I didn't mean it like that, We all have our off days. > --
> William

Hey William, I did not take it as derogatory at all. Conversely, I
thought you were quite diplomatic and 'let me off' gently: thanks. Have a
nice day, s.

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cwilmot - 25 Jul 2006 21:51 GMT

>> My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The problem
>> is
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> Curt, have you tried switching the control lever in that door jamb?
>Your post was not clear about this. s

William is correct. I can not open the door. I know the lock is set to the on
position and the driver control does unlock the lock, the child safety is not
allowing me to open it from the outside.

Thanks Everyone for your feed back
C

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Tim - 25 Jul 2006 23:33 GMT

With the child safety on you still should be able to open the door from the
outside.

>>> My 98" GMC Jimmy has the child safety locks on the rear doors. The
>>> problem
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> Thanks Everyone for your feed back
> C

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