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Power locks frozen?

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98mitsubishigst

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Nov 17, 2008
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Okay, So i drove my car today to work in this cold pittsburgh weather because i needed some cheering up!..

Welp after work i decided to wash the little amount of salt that was on it.. (didn't really need washed but i sprayed her off anyway) and i wiped a good bit off but it started freezing a little bit as i was drying her..

Anyway; i had to help tear carpet out of my house so i parked her outside instead of pulling her in garage.. Well 4 hours later i went out to get my car to park in garage and her locks were frozen?

So i finally got the door to open but everytime i shut her she wouldnt close completely? but if i press the lock button down she will close fully.. The passenger side does same thing..

The little tab that shows if the car is unlocked or locked wont fully go to the unlock spot..

Can i get De-icer to fix this? or will it be able to get into her tomorrow morning after sitting in a heated garage over night?
 
You can do a few things. Buy a can of Heet and spray it in your door locks.

But yeah putting it in a heated garage over night will most likely fix it. But you can possibly damage your locks if you use power locks when they are frozen.
 
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