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mine wouldn't open from the inside, i found the childlock switch to be gunked up/seized/jammed
after taking off the snap in cover, then spraying wd-40 liberally inside there thru the opening, then working the switch up down repeatedly, it totally freed up & then worked normal
however, the harder the door was then shut, or even after repeated door shuts, that alone could result in movement of the safety switch on its own into a lock position
so keeping that in mind has worked out so far,
never turned into or had an outside door latch issue,
good bet that original lube hardens & dries out then diff issues can play out,
i agree wd40 is best used just to free it up for temp use
after taking off the snap in cover, then spraying wd-40 liberally inside there thru the opening, then working the switch up down repeatedly, it totally freed up & then worked normal
however, the harder the door was then shut, or even after repeated door shuts, that alone could result in movement of the safety switch on its own into a lock position
so keeping that in mind has worked out so far,
never turned into or had an outside door latch issue,
good bet that original lube hardens & dries out then diff issues can play out,
i agree wd40 is best used just to free it up for temp use
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