Are my comfort access door handles broken?

DialedIn · 12-10-2023, 03:18 PM

Hello, new E70 owner here. I bought the car with some non-functioning comfort access door handles.

The front left, front right and rear left are not working. The rear right works fine though.

I get some PGS error codes;
A097
A0B7
A0A7

I assume these 3 codes are for the 3 doors not working?

heatmizr · 12-12-2023, 03:53 PM

Not sure of the codes. But very common issue. Especially if the handles are warm to the touch.

DialedIn · 12-12-2023, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by heatmizr

Not sure of the codes. But very common issue. Especially if the handles are warm to the touch.

The non-working handles are not warm to the touch, nor do they randomly lock and unlock. So I think they are disconnected. I should probably have started by removing the door handles and made sure.

I ordered some replacements comfort access door handles from AliExpress that I will swap in and see if they work. If not I will just live with not having comfort access.

jbash87 · 12-12-2023, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DialedIn

I ordered some replacements comfort access door handles from AliExpress that I will swap in and see if they work. If not I will just live with not having comfort access.

Please post back on whether they work or not. Are they paint matched?

DialedIn · 12-13-2023, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jbash87

Please post back on whether they work or not. Are they paint matched?

Will let you know.

Sadly they're not painted, so I will need to paint them myself.

DialedIn · 01-04-2024, 06:54 AM

So I got my AliExpress comfort access front door handles today, and I can report back that both work!

I removed both the left and right old broken ones from the car. The electrical connector on the left/driver's door was unplugged (meaning it was probably causing battery drain issues for the previous owner). When I tried plugging it in nothing happened, totally dead.

The right door handle was connected though, and also completely dead. I installed the new right door handle and it worked right away. But it unlocks and unlocks even when the door is ajar/open, this cannot be right? It should only lock/unlock when the door is closed, right?

Finally I installed the new AliExpress left door handle and it also works, but this one only lock/unlocks when the door is shut. Which feels right.

DialedIn · 01-10-2024, 07:15 AM

I got a second set of door handles (for the rear doors but they look exactly the same) and I get the same issue with the front right door.

The lock/unlock function is available even when the door is ajar/open. On all other doors it only works to lock/unlock when the door is closed.

This seems like it is a problem with another component, like a switch in the door latch mechanism.

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DialedIn Private First Class 119 Rep 158 Posts Drives: E70 & E92 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Scandinavia iTrader: (0)	Are my comfort access door handles broken? Hello, new E70 owner here. I bought the car with some non-functioning comfort access door handles. The front left, front right and rear left are not working. The rear right works fine though. I get some PGS error codes; A097 A0B7 A0A7 I assume these 3 codes are for the 3 doors not working?
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heatmizr Captain 153 Rep 709 Posts Drives: E70 X5 50i M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	Not sure of the codes. But very common issue. Especially if the handles are warm to the touch. __________________ heatmizr [Todd] g26 i4 e40 - Clean Machine e70 X5 50i M-Sport "The Boss" Loaded e90 328i - sold e36 M3 - Gone to become a track star
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DialedIn Private First Class 119 Rep 158 Posts Drives: E70 & E92 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Scandinavia iTrader: (0)	So I got my AliExpress comfort access front door handles today, and I can report back that both work! I removed both the left and right old broken ones from the car. The electrical connector on the left/driver's door was unplugged (meaning it was probably causing battery drain issues for the previous owner). When I tried plugging it in nothing happened, totally dead. The right door handle was connected though, and also completely dead. I installed the new right door handle and it worked right away. But it unlocks and unlocks even when the door is ajar/open, this cannot be right? It should only lock/unlock when the door is closed, right? Finally I installed the new AliExpress left door handle and it also works, but this one only lock/unlocks when the door is shut. Which feels right.
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DialedIn Private First Class 119 Rep 158 Posts Drives: E70 & E92 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Scandinavia iTrader: (0)	I got a second set of door handles (for the rear doors but they look exactly the same) and I get the same issue with the front right door. The lock/unlock function is available even when the door is ajar/open. On all other doors it only works to lock/unlock when the door is closed. This seems like it is a problem with another component, like a switch in the door latch mechanism.
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