blkaspec

so i attempted to take off for work, but i come to find out that my back tire/axles/something is frozen and wont spin. my front tires spin, but the backs just drag. also, when i then tried to leave my car after my failed driving attempt, i find out that my driver door lock will not unlock. the button sort or unlocks it, but it immediately re-locks. and i cant manually unlock it either because it wont budge. it just isn't my morning

LoveMyTL-S

How cold is it?

blkaspec

my car reads 9. the problem is that i ran through the car wash yesterday evening. i drove for a while in order to dry off but i guess it was not enough. i really need to get to work but i dont know what to do....

LoveMyTL-S

Perhaps a hair dryer may help.........but I would imagine it would take some time to thaw your car out. How about a ride from a friend, neighbor, relative, or perhaps a taxi, train, bus???

alexSU

iTrader: (3)

my doors froze up just a lil bit this morning...i washed my car last night and i guess it got pretty cold last night and its NC!!

blkaspec

alright, my car is finally back on the road. i just needed to wait till the temps rose from 9 to 14 i guess this teaches me to think before i get a car wash at night...

Majofo

huh?.. probably your immobilizer system which is engaging your parking brake and locking you out. You can take a flat head and try to release the hood lock then disconnect the battery which will allow you to manually open your driver door. Check your #7 (7.5A?) fuse under your dash and your #15 (40A) fuse under the hood.

Majofo

.. strange .. check for water seepage into your fuse box under your hood or on your relays. Could have been an electrical short..

alexSU

iTrader: (3)

Wait...do you use the handbrake at night? I did that before on my old CL and in the morning I put the handle down but the actualy mechanism froze causing my rear tires to lock in place.

Jackass

The dealer had to replace my parking brake cables to keep mine from freezing up in the cold temps. I wouldn't have even washed my car for a week or so and it would still freeze up the driver's rear parking brake.

blkaspec

i do, and i think that is totally what happened. i remember how light the brake felt when i released it, but i didnt think anything of it...

alexSU

iTrader: (3)

problem solved lol i was scared as shit when that happened on my old car but it just takes time till it unfreezes. stay warm dude