Miscellaneous: Today, my driver's-side door was so frozen that the locking mechanism...

By Staying Home Today - 04/03/2014 12:25 - United States - Severn

Today, my driver's-side door was so frozen that the locking mechanism wouldn't move. My passenger-side door's lock worked, but the door itself wouldn't budge. The door handle on the other hand, budged quite well. It budged right off its hinges. FML

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By GeriGeriBoBeri - 28/12/2011 08:59 - United States

Today, I locked my keys in my car at a gas station. A man stopped to help me with a wire hanger. After about 20 min in the freezing weather, he was getting close to unlocking it when I looked over at the passenger door to see that it was unlocked. All the doors were unlocked but the driver's side. FML

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By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I locked my keys in my car. After looking for the spare key for hours, we called our insurance company, who then sent a "locksmith" with a wedge and a bar to open my car. All he did was break the driver and passenger doorhandles. My stuff is still inside. FML

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Sorry Dad

By Fail - 04/12/2022 04:00

Today, my dad's car door was frozen shut. As he was in a hurry, he asked me to force it open. When I did so, the door slammed into his back. hard. Now he can barely walk, even with a walker, but he needs to walk in order for it to improve, or else he may become wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life. FML

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By Smile - 27/11/2008 04:21 - France

Today, after numerous attempts, my car door still wouldn't unlock. After going ballistic on the lock, the key broke off inside. I then realized it wasn't my car. FML

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By catherineratley - 06/05/2012 04:09 - United States - Carmi

Today, I shut my finger in the car door. The door locked. Then I dropped the keys on the ground and couldn't reach them. FML

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By Perplexed - 19/01/2013 13:14 - United States - Sioux Falls

Today, someone broke into my car by smashing the driver's side window. I'd be less irritated if they had just used the door handle; the lock has been broken for years. FML

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Roadworthy

By MerryDeathmas - 18/07/2015 04:31 - Canada - Lloydminster

Today, after an argument with my girlfriend, I tried to be dramatic by slamming my car door shut as hard as I could. Something broke and now it won't open. Now I have to climb through the passenger's side just to drive my car to work. FML

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By locked out - 27/11/2017 18:30 - United States - Marion

Today, I called a locksmith to unlock my car. He got it unlocked, but broke the handle so the door wouldn’t open. We had to break a window to get in. He still charged me his usual fee. FML

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Help, I'm stranded!

By LexMarie12 - 15/03/2017 18:00

Today, at work, it was so windy that it started taking the door off its hinges. The door now won't close all the way. I can't leave until someone comes to fix it. FML

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Frozen

By Good_old_Grim - 23/02/2010 07:56 - Latvia

Today, I went to move my girlfriend's car. I failed to notice that the snow packed under the front bumper was actually ice. After a bit of struggle, I managed to move the car. The bumper, however, is now a separate entity. FML

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Michael903 18

Tuesday 4 March 2014 16:55

I think you are referring to a lighter (U.S. term). When you said torch, an acetylene welding torch popped into my head...

arrowhead790 6

Tuesday 4 March 2014 16:46

To thaw the locking mechanism you can use a torch to heat up your key and then put that in the lock

Comments

awkwardlysmiles 12

Tuesday 4 March 2014 17:25

Speaking in terms of you're not driving a coupe , did you try the back doors?

darryaz 9

Tuesday 4 March 2014 17:38

Staying home sounds like a good idea. One year I broke my door handle off in a similar situation.

Juicenub 25

Tuesday 4 March 2014 17:45

I hope that you learned your lesson. Now stay inside forever like us.

buttcramp 21

Tuesday 4 March 2014 17:57

I don't get snow where I live. does insurance cover this kind of thing? you could file a claim for weather damage?

MLPcuzYOLO 5

Tuesday 4 March 2014 18:12

If the person stands by the car and sings, "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there," someone will materialize from thin air to fix it right away. I saw it on TV and they can't lie on TV.

buttcramp 21

Tuesday 4 March 2014 23:40

uh, Bonjour

erck3800 12

Thursday 6 March 2014 0:36

no, they don't unfortunately... and I have to have the bottom of my door fixed for this same reason :(

worldclassrager 39

Tuesday 4 March 2014 18:16

Well now you will always assist shotgun...how nice of you!

worldclassrager 39

Tuesday 4 March 2014 18:19

I read that too fast... Is it really too hard to slide/climb over the console? It's a pain yes but it doesn't take too long...

Katiekhalifa_fml 28

Tuesday 4 March 2014 18:33

You need to read it a third time. The drivers side wouldn't even unlock, so OP tried the passenger door and the door itself didn't open, but the handle pulled off. OP would have climbed over the console, if the door had opened.