I recommend spraying the latches with lubricant.
I used pb blaster or whatever works best.
I believe its something to do with old mechanism grease causing outer door mechanism to not return.

Just keep playing with the inside handle a light movement to pop the putter door latch free while locked then pull putter door to test repeatedly till door frees up and you feel the tension as normal when door is locked and you accident pull and latch returns tension.

I do this with door open or door closed with window down, you just have to use inside handle hard, light.etc and work it back into operating ...