Door latch freezing!!

[specks]

Opened the Cav tonight at -4 and door wouldn't close,latch seemed frozen,had to pop the lock down to keep the door closed to get home,was fine by the time I got home,anyone had this as every Cav I've had has done this,anything I can do to stop it happening?

[TurboDan]

Abit of grease/wd40 in there should do the job i would of thought.

[Cavalier342]

Strange, I've heard of doors being frozen shut, but not frozen when you go to shut them...

ye, WD-40 is your best bet in that case, it has a very low freezing point and is ideal for frozen locks etc.

[Martay]

Ive had similar with mine. Deadlocked it, then couldnt unlock it because it had frozen. I was so worried about snapping the key or the lock by forcing it, i climbed in through the boot Not my most elegant moment.

[specks]

I have climbed in previous cavs before and where I live that's calling for the police to arrest you,so best bet is to take the mech out and just grease it to the max,not wanting it to happen again,not a fan of pulling door cards off at -4 and fiddling with the bars when I can't already feel my fingers after a 12 hour shift.

[Rage]

As said wd40 is a good fix especially with the straw on the can as it gets right into the lock barrel that way ive got through a couple of winters with it

[carlos_canter]

Ive pee'd on customers car locks and my own locks before now.

[planetc]

Fill the lock assembly with grease to keep the moisture out, I've not had it on a Cavalier but used to see quite a few omegas do it.

[Envoy CDX]

Pull the lock assembly out, clean it up and regrease it. Best fix you can do. WD40 isn't a permanent solution.

[Robsey]

To be a total anorak....

WD40 is a temporary remedy at best.

White grease or petroleum jelly (vaseline) is good to lubricate the lock barrel, and to keep out the moisture.
I mention these, as they are unlikely to stain anything and everything, like normal grease would.