Chevrolet Niva rear door won't open

What to do if the door in a Chevrolet Niva does not open.

At the start of production, the Chevrolet Niva was very different from its predecessors. A modern interior, convenient arrangement of instruments on the panel and many other innovations greatly distinguished it and made it more comfortable. But the most important difference was the transformation of the body from a three-door to a five-door. But any equipment is prone to breakdowns, so sometimes the Chevrolet Niva Niva door handle or another part responsible for the normal functioning of the door may fail. This creates many problems and reduces the usability of the car.

What could be the reason that the door does not open?

The Chevrolet Niva is equipped with a central lock, so each door has an additional device - an actuator. It is responsible for blocking the door lock when a signal is received from the central locking system. But in most cases this is not the cause of failure. If the door of a Niva Chevrolet Niva does not open, then in about 85% the problem lies in damage to the rods or lock. In winter, the door may freeze to the body due to the formation of condensation on the seal or moisture ingress after washing. But these cases are not a breakdown and go away on their own over time.

Chevrolet niva 2004, 80 l. With. — self-repair

The doors can also be locked by pressing the door lock buttons.
However, self-locking is not activated. When the driver's door is open or not completely closed, the vehicle door does not lock completely. If the car is locked using the lock of the front left door or the trunk lid of the rear door, this door or the trunk lid of the rear door, like the driver's door, must be completely closed. How to unlock only one of the front doors or the rear trunk lid Central locking also allows you to unlock either of the two front doors, as well as the luggage compartment, while all other locks remain locked. For more detailed information and practical implementation of this possibility, contact a Volkswagen service company.

Unlocking when the unlocking mode of one of the locks is turned on Turn the key in the corresponding lock once: The lanyard and security alarm system are immediately switched off, which is accompanied by a short blinking of the direction indicators. Turn the key in the corresponding lock twice in a row: Central locking key The central locking key allows you to lock or unlock all the vehicle's locks from the inside.

The key is located in the left door handrail.

Lock by pressing the right side of the A key. Opening the doors and tailgate from the outside or unwanted intrusion into the vehicle, for example when stopping at a traffic light, is no longer possible. When the driver's door is open, it does not lock. This eliminates the situation where the driver finds himself outside a car locked from the inside.

The self-belay and security alarm system do not turn on when the key is pressed. Unlocking By pressing the left side B button, all doors and, depending on the position of the luggage compartment lock, the luggage compartment are unlocked.

When the car is locked using a key, it is possible to unlock the doors individually.

To do this, pull the inner lock handle of the corresponding door until the lock button is raised. Pulling the handle a second time will open the door.

The key switch also functions when the ignition is off. Warning If the central locking button in the handrail in the driver's door is pressed, the locks of all other doors and the luggage compartment are automatically locked.

Since locking the doors makes it difficult to provide assistance from outside if necessary, children should never be left unattended in a vehicle. Locked door and luggage compartment locks also prevent unwanted intrusion into the interior by unauthorized persons - for example, when stopping at a traffic light. Child safety latches The rear side doors have an additional child safety device.

What to do if the rod is broken or bent.

The rod may fail as a result of dirt getting inside the door. Even new cars are susceptible to this. Chevrolet Niva is usually operated in conditions where there are no roads, where there is a high risk of fine dust getting inside the door. But during rain, car wash or wet weather, this dust absorbs moisture and turns into dirt. It can also be bent as a result of improper installation, and subsequent exposure to it leads to its destruction over time.

If you try to force open a jammed door, there is a high chance of bending the rod even more. Eventually, the thrust stroke is greatly reduced and the actuator does not have enough movement to unlock. At the same time, even after straightening the rod, it already changes its length, limiting the stroke.

In this situation, only disassembling the door and replacing the rods with new ones can help. It is important to check the operation of the lock and lubricate it if necessary. If you notice a malfunction in time, it is better to do the work right away, without waiting until the door is completely blocked and more difficulties will arise with its disassembly.

Features of the Chevrolet Niva door

The back door of the car is quite simple. The lock built into it is similar in design to that installed on the VAZ model. If the actuators fail, you can open them manually.

Important features of the system: if you activate the central locking when one of the doors is slightly open, the system may jam, and it will not necessarily be the one that was not closed properly.

This may be a result of the spring jamming in the lock body. This results from the fact that the steel from which it is made may not withstand the operating conditions of the car. As a result, the tendrils of the spring may break off, and the lock will start working after a while. Symptoms, as a rule, can be different, up to the door opening on the move.

Door repair work is quite simple.

First you need to completely remove the decorative trim. This is easy to do even with a locked door. All you need to do is follow a few simple steps:

The screws at the bottom of the door card are unscrewed.
The window lifter handle is removed. To do this, you need to pick it up with a screwdriver and pull the latch.
The screw of the decorative trim is unscrewed.
then you need to carefully release the door card latches. This can be done using a long screwdriver.

You can now unlock the door by pulling the actuator or rod. You can also use a long screwdriver to move the lock latch.

Important to remember: Before unlocking, you must disconnect the negative terminal from the battery.

After opening, you need to remove the lock. To do this, unscrew the screws at the end...

Design features

The Niva's back door, like the others, is connected to the central alarm unit. The door opening process is controlled by an actuator. The equipment removes the lock when receiving a corresponding signal from the car’s security system.

In 90% of cases, when the door does not open either from the outside or from the inside, this indicates a breakdown of the mechanical part. If the trunk does not open, the problem may be a broken spring in the locking mechanism.

In winter, it sometimes happens that after washing the car, water remains in the rubber seals of the doorway, it quickly freezes and prevents it from opening. Car mechanics identify two main failures in the mechanical part of the lock:

deformation of the lock rod;
a malfunction of the latching pawl mechanism, when the handle turns, but the lock does not open from the inside.

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The Niva Chevrolet front axle includes a main gear and a differential. The first step in repairing axles on your own is to change the oil. In case you are not familiar with the process, read the instructions provided by the manufacturer. It will tell you, for example, that the oil needs to be changed every time the mileage reaches 40 thousand. In order to disconnect all parts of the fastening, we take a key of size 17 and another one of size 12. A syringe will be useful to replenish the lubricant, and any container so that you can put the waste there. We remove the drain plug, drain the old oil fluid, and return the plug to where we got it from. Next, remove the filler plug, replenish the amount of oil and close the lid.

You also need to change the gearbox gear seal. This is necessary when oil consumption is too rapid. We switch the transmission to neutral and turn off the car. Drain the oil and remove the front driveshaft. We draw out the front part of the hinge, what's inside. This is necessary so that nothing clings to the gear of the gearbox. It is necessary to catch the moment of rotation of the flange nut at the main gear and change the oil seal. Don’t forget to pump new oil inside the gearbox and tighten all fastening parts.

Broken rod

The door lock drive rod on the Niva is a rigid rod made of stainless steel, or less commonly aluminum. The price of the part starts from 700 rubles. The rod is curved in a certain way and serves as an adapter between the door handle and the locking mechanism. The lock may not open for the following reasons:

incorrect assembly after repair or manufacturing defect;
dirt getting into the door cavity.

Incorrect assembly is a rare case, but it still happens sometimes. Dirt in the door cavity can form as a result of the protective polyethylene film peeling off from the frame. First, dust gets inside, and then, mixed with water during car washing or rain, it turns into dirt.

Gradually, dirt accumulates and begins to limit the movement of the levers. To open the door, you have to apply more and more force to the handle. This leads to the fact that the rod gradually begins to bend, which transmits this force to the lock levers. And it bends until the actuator has enough movement to unlock the door. In order to troubleshoot the problem, you must:

Remove the rear door trim.
Remove and straighten the rods.
Clean off dirt and lubricate the lock.

It is recommended to straighten the rod based on the car's operating instructions. During self-repair, the driver cannot determine the degree of deflection down to a millimeter, but by consulting the diagram, you can clearly calculate at what angle to bend the rod.

Opening the hood of the Niva

Try opening the hood through the air intake holes located on the hood itself. To do this, take a steel wire, a flashlight and pliers. This is not easy to do, but it is quite possible to do it on your own. There you will see a ledge with a cable attached to it. Aim at it with a screwdriver; it is better to use a flat-head screwdriver for this procedure.

Another option is to do the procedure with a partner. One needs to pull the cable, and the other needs to move the hood. This option will work if your lock periodically jams. When pulling the cable, do the following: using pliers, pull the cable directly in the cabin (not an easy procedure), and let your partner work on the hood. To achieve the best result, combine both procedures to open the hood of the Niva.

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If the spare tire on the Niva is under the hood, and the break occurs near the hood lock, then the situation becomes more complicated. Try pushing the cable through on the right side with something. Or, bite out a few partitions on the ventilation grill and make a loop on the hook. The task is not easy, but the result must be achieved.

In this case, try a slightly different procedure. Lift the hood on one side and remove the seal. Next, grab the hood lock on the Niva. Pull it upward with force and repeat this movement until the lock on the studs is moved up as much as possible. In the resulting gap you will see the long-awaited hood lock. Make a hook out of thick wire and pull the latch - the Niva’s hood will certainly open.

If the cable breaks right at the lock, you can try another option. To do this you will need two screwdrivers. Using one of them, carefully slide the rubber seal through the hood grille from the air intake, thereby providing access to the lock itself. Insert a thicker screwdriver between the second and third coils of the spring, press to the right (towards the driver) and loosen it slightly at the fastening point.

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The hood opening cable on Lada Niva and cars of similar modifications tends to burst at the most inopportune moment. In this situation, you can take the advice of the owners of this CAR and cope on your own if it is not possible to transport the car to a service station, and is it even worth it because of such a trifle.

Too sunny weather may not allow emergency opening of the hood if the cable is broken. Use a dark piece of fabric, preferably a blanket, to create the effect of darkness when working in the hood area - this way the sun's glare will not interfere with visually assessing the degree of

and perform the necessary manipulations. Also bring a flashlight. The cable broke right at the lock and under the spine - using a screwdriver wedged into the hood grille, we move the seal, which is located under the hood on the air intake, thereby freeing access to the lock. We insert a standard thick screwdriver between the second and third turns of the spring and press towards the driver's seat, loosening it in the mount.

We insert a thin screwdriver (20 cm) into the fastening loop of the same spring and turn it. This action will cause the spring to disengage, hang on one of the eyes and the hood to open freely. The cable has come off the lock - lift one side of the hood so as to pull out the seal.

Let's grab a place right next to the castle and forcefully pull it up. After several manipulations of this plan, the lock should move upward on the pins to the maximum and will show off perfectly in the gap. Next, we’ll make a device out of wire in the shape of a hook and try to pry off the lock latch. It should work.

The cable at the lock broke, and the spare tire under the hood - we push the cable through on the right side using some convenient device. Or bite off a few partitions on the ventilation grille, and then hook a loop. The method is not simple, but the result must be achieved.

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To eliminate problems associated with the inability to open the Niva hood in the usual way, people resort to various tricks using hairpins, medical instruments and other interesting devices, but it is enough to have a screwdriver, a flashlight and a thick wire in the form of a hook in the “right” hands and a good assistant near.

According to statistics from our roadside assistance service, the service of opening the hood is quite in demand, especially in winter. If we are not talking about opening a hood equipped with additional electric locks, then most often the reasons for the breakdown are quite banal - the standard hood lock rarely gets lubricated, jammed, or the cable itself in the sheath wears out, the driver applies a lot of force to the hood opening handle and... either the cable breaks or the cable seal breaks out of the lock or handle.

Most often this happens at the most unexpected moment, for example in winter, when it is necessary to open the hood in order to. And how to open the hood with a broken cable? The fastest and easiest option is to order an on-site hood opening service from our service. A professional auto mechanic will quickly arrive at your call and use a special tool to open the hood of the car.

But if you have free time, the necessary tools and are confident in your own abilities, you can try to open the hood yourself; below are tips from the experts of our technical assistance service on opening the hood. Of course, the design of the hood lock and the location of the cable differ on different cars, but most often the general sequence of actions for opening the hood remains the same.

Spring failure

The lock can jam from the inside if the spring of the traction mechanism, which is responsible for part of the work when opening, is cracked or significantly deformed.

In 30% of breakdowns, the cause of the malfunction is a spring that loads one of its levers. The spring tendrils break off and the lever to which they cling begins to behave completely unpredictably. It is possible that a locked door can unlock and open while moving. The cause of the spring defect: poor, low-quality steel or an incorrectly selected grade of metal. Repairing the mechanism step by step:

Remove the rear door trim.
Check the setting.
Replace the broken spring or reinstall the part if a broken spring is found.

Castle repair

Before you begin the repair, you must remove the outer panel that hides this lock. For any work, it is recommended to remove the negative terminal from the battery. For repairs you will need the following tools:

crosshead screwdriver;
flat-head screwdriver with wide tip;
set of clips;
a clip holder or wooden wedge for unfastening the pins.

Experienced locksmiths wrap a flat-head screwdriver in a rag when they unfasten the door pins and push the tool under the door trim. During work, half of the plastic caps on Niva fail. Before installing the casing, you must remove them from the panel and replace them with new ones.

Work order:

Open the back door.
Unscrew the top screws securing the decorative glass frame using a cross-head screwdriver.
Remove the lower decorative plugs of the glass frame.
Remove the cover by unscrewing the screws located under the plugs.
Unscrew and remove the cap of the rear window washer reservoir.
Remove the neck trim, which is located under the plug.
Wrap the sharp slotted end of the screwdriver with a rag or electrical tape and push it between the trim and the metal frame of the door.
Carefully pull the screwdriver towards you and unclip the first piston that secures the casing to the frame. Unclip the remaining pistons around the perimeter and remove the trim.
Unscrew the screws at the end of the lock block.
Disconnect the rods.
Pull out and disconnect the electrical wire connectors.

The procedure for disassembling the lock:

Unscrew the three screws that secure the cover.
Unbend the “tail” of the metal base of the lock, which holds the lid.
Pull two latches simultaneously from the right end of the case and remove the cover.

All repairs consist of cleaning from dirt, lubricating and replacing the spring.

Unlocking the lock

The Niva Chevrolet rear door lock is simple and its operating principle is the same as that of most VAZ elements. However, unlike them, it has a built-in actuator, which is responsible for locking and unlocking.

The system is quite reliable and rarely breaks down, but it has one feature. If you activate it when one of the doors is slightly open, even just one click, then the other door may jam.

The locking mechanism can be unlocked in 30 minutes. The difficulty of the work lies in dismantling the cladding. Procedure:

Remove the door panel.
Carefully look at the condition of the door latch and take one of the following actions:
move the latch in any direction.

The back door of Niva Chevrolet does not open

Initially, a Chevrolet Niva is equipped with a central lock that can remotely control opening. For this purpose, each of the 5 doors has a special device - an actuator. It is responsible for removing the lock when receiving a signal from the alarm system.

But in practice, most problems with opening the rear door are not at all related to the operation of electronic components.

In 95% of cases the problem is related to mechanical parts. This can be either the lock itself or the rods located inside. In some cases, this may be due to the fact that the Chevrolet Niva door seal freezes on a recently washed car. But in this case it is easy to determine the source of the problem, so further we will consider situations in which the problem mainly arises with the operation of the lock.

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Even straightening the thrust, we will not achieve anything. The rear door is without trim.

There is only one way out in this situation - dismantling the door card, aligning the rods, dismantling, lubricating and cleaning the lock. Moreover, the sooner you do this, the less likely you are to end up with a completely blocked rear door.

Design features, or a tricky spring Jammed trunk lock on a Niva Chevrolet There are no particularly complex mechanisms in the rear door lock on a Niva Chevrolet. The lock is ordinary, it works according to the VAZ principle, the only difference is that it is locked and unlocked by an actuator. It is responsible for removing the lock when receiving a signal from the alarm system. But in practice, most problems with opening the rear door are not at all related to the operation of electronic components.

This can be either the lock itself or the rods located inside. In some cases, this may be due to the fact that the Chevrolet Niva door seal freezes on a recently washed car. But in this case it is easy to determine the source of the problem, so further we will consider situations in which the problem mainly arises with the operation of the lock.

Basically, the rod can bend if it was assembled incorrectly.

The problem can also appear if the car is often used in off-road conditions and dirt gets into the cavity. This can happen if the plastic film peels off from the door frame.

In this case, dust may accumulate inside it. During movement, dust settles not only at the bottom of the cavity, but also on all components, including the levers. As it accumulates, it leads to a decrease in the lock stroke, and at the moment when the passenger tries to open the door, great efforts have to be made.

The traction is broken.

Basically, the rod can bend if it was assembled incorrectly. The problem can also appear if the car is often used in off-road conditions and dirt gets into the cavity. This can happen if the plastic film peels off from the door frame. In this case, dust may accumulate inside it.

During movement, dust settles not only at the bottom of the cavity, but also on all components, including the levers. After the car gets caught in the rain or washed, all the dust turns into dirt, firmly settling on the insides. As it accumulates, it leads to a decrease in the lock stroke, and at the moment when the passenger tries to open the door, great efforts have to be made. Because of this, the rod begins to bend over time. And at some point its progress is not enough to unlock it. Even after it is straightened, the integrity of the system will already be compromised and components will need to be replaced.

In this situation, complete replacement of the door lock components, or dismantling, lubricating all components and cleaning the lock can help. This must be done as early as possible, even if the slightest problem arises, so that the Niva Chevrolet door handle does not become completely blocked.

The rear door device is quite simple and does not contain complex mechanisms. The lock used is the same as on most AvtoVAZ models. The only difference is that its locking and unlocking is actuated by an actuator. Sometimes they fail and then it becomes necessary to open them manually.

In this case, it is necessary to know the nuances of this system. If you activate the system at the moment when one of the doors is open for at least one click, this can lead to the other one jamming.

Diagnostics of the front door lock rod

To figure out how to open a Niva door without a key, it’s worth considering the car’s configuration. The SUV has five opening doors: two front, two rear and a trunk compartment. Euro handles are provided for opening. The structure itself consists of a steel base, glass, canopies and a closing device. Features of auxiliary elements:

There is an electric drive button for raising and lowering the glass.
Inside the door card there is a window lift mechanism, connecting elements made of durable plastic.
There are electronics that allow the rear view mirrors to function and a locking lock.
The covering element is fixed on the decorative panel.
There is also a niche pocket for storing things on the design.

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Additional equipment - holes for installing any speaker system. To fix it, the driver cuts out a part of the facing panel, which is identical in size to the speakers. If a person purchases a fully equipped car, then the speakers are already installed in all four doors.

It is known that the locks of all doors and the ignition switch on the Niva Chevrolet are the same. Therefore, if you have it left in the cabin, and the door is locked, then there is no other way out but to break the glass. It is for this reason that it is necessary to maintain the central lock, and specifically the lock in the form of a latch, in working condition.

The screws at the bottom of the door card are unscrewed.
The window lifter handle is removed. To do this, you need to pick it up with a screwdriver and pull the latch.
The screw of the decorative trim is unscrewed.
then you need to carefully release the door card latches. This can be done using a long screwdriver.

Important to remember: Before unlocking, you must disconnect the negative terminal from the battery. After opening, you need to remove the lock. To do this, unscrew the screws at the end...

The Niva comes standard with central locking; each door has an actuator, which is responsible for blocking the mechanical pawl. In addition, the model is equipped with a mechanical locking device.

The Niva's back door, like the others, is connected to the central alarm unit. The door opening process is controlled by an actuator. The equipment removes the lock when receiving a corresponding signal from the car’s security system.

deformation of the lock rod;
a malfunction of the latching pawl mechanism, when the handle turns, but the lock does not open from the inside.

incorrect assembly after repair or manufacturing defect;
dirt getting into the door cavity.

Basically, the rod can bend if it was assembled incorrectly. The problem can also appear if the car is often used in off-road conditions and dirt gets into the cavity. This can happen if the plastic film peels off from the door frame. In this case, dust may accumulate inside it.

deformation of the lock rod;
a malfunction of the latching pawl mechanism, when the handle turns, but the lock does not open from the inside.

Remove the rear door trim.
Remove and straighten the rods.
Clean off dirt and lubricate the lock.

Spring failure.

Basically, the problem of lock failure lies in the fact that the tendrils of the spring break off, which loads the rear door lock lever. This occurs due to the use of low-quality steel in the production of the part or violations of operating conditions. In any case, such a breakdown leads to the fact that one of the lock levers begins to move in a random direction and it is impossible to predict whether the lock will open at the moment or not. There are even situations when the rear door lock of a Niva Chevrolet can open while driving. Therefore, you should not wait for unpleasant situations to arise and carry out repairs immediately if any problems arise with the lock.

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Comments 4

There was such a problem. I knocked and no matter what I did it didn’t help. And what happened was that I didn’t close it all the way and turned the central locking on, then I just slammed it all the way and it seemed like they forgot until I needed the trunk, that’s when it all started (it was in winter) I didn’t insist on opening it, they just lowered the seats. Then, as we were driving, I heard the tailgate move away, and all the problems came out and slammed, so far there have been no more problems. By the way, now 24604 you need to tighten the lock, otherwise the idle speed has appeared or is simply wobbly.

I just banged on the door handle, SAID OPEN and OH A MIRACLE! OPENED and still working properly!

Through the salon. Fold down the seats, remove the shelf and disassemble the trunk door trim. Someone has already written about this.

The hinge has probably moved, try to pull the handle, pressing on the door. And it would be nice to wash the lock.

The four-door body of the Niva Chevrolet, in comparison with the Niva 2121, looked like just a limousine. What a shame it is for Shnivy owners when this body turns into a three-door. What to do when the back door on a Chevrolet Niva does not open, we will consider the reasons and solutions to the situation right now.

Castle repair.

Before starting repairs, the door trim on the Niva Chevrolet must be removed. The door card can be removed even after the door is completely locked.

After this, the window lifter handle is removed. To do this, use a flat-head screwdriver to bend it and pull the latch up.
The decorative cover of the handle is removed. It is held on by latches; to disconnect it, you only need to pull it towards yourself with force, after prying it off with a flat-head screwdriver.
The door card itself is held on pistons in the center, top and bottom of the door. They can also be snapped off by prying them off with a screwdriver.

Unlocking the lock.

To open a locked door, you need to pull the plastic tongue of the actuator. You can also move the lock latch itself. After it is unlocked, you can remove the lock, but you must disconnect the battery terminals. The lock itself is held in place with screws at the end.

After they are unscrewed, you need to use a screwdriver to disconnect the rods and disconnect the terminals. Then you can pull the lock out of the case. Once it is pulled out, it is much easier to carry out an external inspection to determine the exact cause of the problem. If in doubt, it is better to immediately replace the part with a new one that will definitely be in working order.

Why doesn't the back door of a Niva Chevrolet open?

The Chevrolet Niva is equipped with a standard central lock; therefore, each of the five doors has an actuator that unlocks the lock when the central device is activated.

However, as practice shows, electronics are not at all involved in problems with locks.

In 99% of cases, the problem is still in the mechanics , either in the lock itself, or in damage to the rods. We will not consider cases where the door freezes to the body; this is an exception, but most often the owners are let down by the lock.

Broken lock rod (rod is bent)

The rear door lock rod is marked with an arrow.

There are often cases when the lock rods bend not due to improper assembly (although this is possible), but due to the banal entry of dirt into the door cavity.

It all happens something like this: the protective polyethylene film can peel off from the door frame in some places, and because of this, dust gets into the door cavity. Everything would be fine, but dust accumulates not only at the bottom of the cavity, but also on the levers of the lock itself. One fine moment we go to the car wash or get caught in a heavy downpour, the dust turns into dirt and limits the working strokes of the lock.

Trying to open the door with the handle, we make more and more effort, as a result of which the rod bends. It bends until the central locking actuator simply does not have enough movement to unlock the door. Even straightening the thrust, we will not achieve anything.

The rear door is without trim.

There is only one way out in this situation - dismantling the door card, aligning the rods, dismantling, lubricating and cleaning the lock. Moreover, the sooner you do this, the less likely you are to end up with a completely blocked rear door.

Design features, or tricky spring

Jammed trunk lock on a Niva Chevrolet

The rear door lock on the Chevrolet Niva does not have particularly complex mechanisms. The lock is ordinary, it works according to the VAZ principle, the only difference is that it is locked and unlocked by an actuator. Actuators also fail, but this happens extremely rarely. And even in this case, it is always possible to open or close the door manually.

However, this system also has nuances - if you activate the central locking with any door open at least one click, the lock of both the rear and any other door may jam.

In most cases, it's all about the spring in the housing , which loads one of the rear door lock levers. Probably, the steel from which the spring is made does not meet the operating conditions, so the spring tendrils often break off . As a result, one of the lock levers lives its own life - it wants, it will lock the lock, it wants, it will open the door on the move. It’s an unpleasant story, so at the first whims of the lock or its drive, it’s worth removing it and eliminating the cause.

The window is Niva’s weak point

On many automobile forums dedicated to the Niva car, you can read information that their owners are periodically bothered by rear windows that randomly drop down. Of course, they do not open completely, but only a couple of centimeters, but sometimes this is quite enough.

If you delve into the design of the car, you will learn that the front windows are opened using an electric drive, but the rear windows are just the opposite - using a manual drive. This is their main weakness. When the rear windows shake well during a trip, they will definitely open a little.

When the car is just standing, you should constantly rock them up and down. Using similar maneuvers, we open the glass for ten to twenty minutes. During this time, as a rule, you will be able to move the glass down about ten centimeters, and this will allow you to stick your hand into the interior and lift the flag yourself. At this stage, you can finish the review of ways to open a Niva without a key, but we bring to your attention a few more interesting options:

using a tennis ball;
wires;
using a loop of regular rope.

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Details about each of these methods

Obviously, you can watch videos on the Internet where professional car enthusiasts perform these procedures, showing everything by their own example. However, it is also worth paying attention to such a moment as what to do so that such situations do not occur at all. After all, it is better that you always have a backup option. Why solve problems if they can be eliminated altogether?

Details about each of these methods

Removing the rear door lock on a Chevrolet Niva for repairs

You will have to remove the rear door trim.

Even if the door no longer opens, you can easily get to the lock and unlock it, and then remove it and repair it. This is done like this:

The rear door door card is removed even when the door is locked. First, unscrew the two screws from the bottom of the door card.
Remove the window handle by bending the handle with a flat screwdriver and pulling the latch upward.
Unscrew the screw securing the decorative trim under the door handle, pulling the handle towards you.
The door card is held on by six pistons - two at the bottom, two at the center and two at the top. They snap off if you pry them with a long screwdriver. The door card can now be removed.

The decorative card has been removed.

Video about removing the lock on a Niva Chevrolet

Opening the door

The lock can be unlocked by pulling the plastic tab of the actuator or another lever; using a long screwdriver, you can move the lock latch itself.

When the door has opened, you can remove the lock, but before that you need to remove the negative terminal from the battery. The lock is held on by fastening screws at the end of the door.

Trunk door lock.

After removing them with a long screwdriver, you need to remove the drive rods, disconnect the terminal blocks and remove the lock from the door cavity along with the actuator .
After this, when the lock is in hand, the reason will become visible. In extreme cases, the lock can be replaced. Good luck to everyone and obedient locks!

Chevrolet Niva 2012, engine Gasoline 1.7 liter., 80 hp, AWD drive, Manual — vehicle breakdown

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I just banged on the door handle, SAID OPEN and OH A MIRACLE! OPENED and still working properly!

Through the salon. Fold down the seats, remove the shelf and disassemble the trunk door trim. Someone has already written about this.

The hinge has probably moved, try to pull the handle, pressing on the door. And it would be nice to wash the lock.

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