Couldn't open my doors this morning because of the ice..

[TheBaker]

Is this a normal issue or perhaps due to a leak??

I had to get some boiling water and pour it along the seals then pry it slightly.

[fizz]

1 - Yes as there is no frame round the window the glass freezes against the rubber where the door shuts. Mine was the same this morning.

2 - NEVER use boiling water on windscreens/windows as the combo of hot water and freezing ice contracting and expanding at the same time can cause it to shatter. Just use room temp water to help it out a bit.

[Steve-O 2007]

apply a thin layer of grease to your rubbers and you shouldnt get any door freezing problems

[Martin F]

apply a thin layer of grease to your rubbers and you shouldnt get any door freezing problems

does wd40 not do the job

[Steve-O 2007]

probably, spray some on a cloth and wipe it on

I think I actaully used cooking oil on some kitchen roll and wiped it on.

[ChrisT]

Yeah, I had the same problem. Managed to get the passenger side door open, start the car from there, get the heaters on, and eventually pushed the drivers side door open from the inside. Took a while to get it to open though.

[jimjams]

Just dont use vaseline on the rubbers as it'll cause them too perish.

[raptor95GTS]

leave a can of de-icer by your car keys. Take it out with you, if the door is frozen use the deicer to free it.

[fearless]

last year i had this problem and my car would not start due to the switch of the alarm/immboliser being in the door lock, i had to leave my car at home and walk,
when i got home car started well peed off, i use the luke warm water trick as said dont use boilling i watched some bloke do it and his window just shattered should have seen his face.

[TheBaker]

I tell a lie, it wasn't boiling just hot water from the tap.. just aswell it hadn't been boiling I guess. Didn't have the patience to wait for the kettle heh.

Think I'll get some de-icer for future issues.

Cheers.

[emrrtwo]

I found if you use some sort of rubber cleaner it helps it too, think it was Auto Glym I used and seemed to do the trick

[mrturbotom]

use silicon spray on the rubber to stop it sticking,

spray it on land rovers every service, this being 1 of the reasons