inside door handle problem

[nathanb]

i have a 2005 bmw mini cooper, the other day the door handles on the inside of the vehicle stopped working....what i mean is that i have to roll down my windows on both sides to bea able to exit the vehicle.
can anyone help me?!

thank you,
nathanb

[mtbscott]

Sounds like a malfunction of the central locking system. You might do some research on mini2.com which has pretty large DIY catalog, or take it to the dealer. It may just require a simple reset with the remote.

[gtt1920]

A bit late to this party, but it sounds like the bowden cable inside the door has come off of the door handle. this is relatively uncommon, but not unheard of, as there is a recall to fix the bowden cable.

typically nothing is broken, it's just that the cable popped out of the holder on the back of the door handle. i assume you've gotten it fixed by now!