This issue can be obvious or rather subtle.
Front door wont open from inside or outside.
Step 2 remove the window crank in cars with manual windows.
Next open the door and try to adjust the lock assembly to see what is stuck.
Though the car is not deadlocking and the lock is in working condition the door cannot escape the door frame.
This video is for when you can t open your door from either the inside or the outside not both if you can t open your door from both the inside and outside.
Looking through the crack at the latch i think that s the word for it the metal part that goes inside the door when you move the handle it won t retract into the door completely.
Every door is different so there isn t one fool proof way to coax them open.
There will either be a screw in the center of the handle or a retaining clip on the back side of the handle.
How to fix an exterior door that won t open identify the problem.
Lubricate the assembly and move again.
If it is engaged the door will not open from the inside by design.
Examine the door closely.
Lubricating the door latch is one of the ways in which doors that won t open from the inside or the outside can be fixed.
Eventually it just stopped opening from the outside completely and someone would have to open it from the inside.
Then the door stopped opening altogether.
Begin by checking the keyway for blockage.