The door on the driver's side is stuck closed. When you pull on the door handle on the inside or the outside it doesn't feel like they have any tension/are connected to anything. Only problem is that I can't open the door to get the panel off and get a closer look at the mechanisms. What do I do?
SOURCE: 1994 Jag xj6 car door will not open from the outside
Hello,
I am sorry to tell you that the handle on the outside of your car connects to a rod that opens the door that is different from the one on the inside. It sounds that you need to replace your door handle.
SOURCE: Unable to open rear nearside door
Is your car door set up to override the lock mechanism if the door handle is pulled?
If it is not set to override, is your door still locked when you use the handle?
If the door is unlocked, is your door latch in the open position when you test the handle?
If open, close the door latch (not the door, just the latch) and pull the handle to see if this releases.
If it doesn't, check to see if all the rods connecting to the latch mechanism and the handles are all in working order
SOURCE: outside door handle won't open door
replace bar linking inside with outside handle undo handle remove square bar inspect both parts replace which ever is worn or broke
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the inside of the handle break off remove it you will see it
rfbqwerty
03-28-2006, 06:22 AM
Easy
method to open a stuck Kia Rio door. Full credit to 'fastkia' for explaining
how to open a stuck lock but after opening my lock by his method I found an
easier way to do the job. You need a piece of straight wire (clothes hanger is
good) and make a 3/4 inch square bend on one end. Wind down the window &
push a tapered (plastic) wedge between the glass and the inside rubber to get a
gap to work through. Poke the wire down beside the glass and pull up on the
lever that is operated by the outside door
handle. This is not the wire from the door handle but
is the lever the wire connects to in the lock. While the lever is held up by
your hook you can now pull up the locking button. Remove the wire from the door
and everything works and it can be opened and closed as often as you like but
don't press the button or use the key
lock or it will be stuck again. The lever is normally held up by a small spring
that has a sharp bend at one end and the spring will ALWAYS break at this bend.
I used the same spring with a 'new' loop made from a section of paper clip to
replace the old loop. Better than the original. No cost and it took less than
30 minutes
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