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Old 04-07-09, 02:53 PM
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The interior passenger side door handle has been broken for a while now i went outside this morning to unlock the door from the outside now that door handle wont even work!!! How in the !@#$ am i supposed to open the door?!!! lol
This sucks when you and your girlfriend has to slide in the drivers side before you get in!!! lol HELP!!!!
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Im having the same trouble. The clip that holds the bar from the handle down to the lock broke. You need to replace that. I still havent found the problem with the inner handle. I can still pull it but it wont open the door
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Originally Posted by jdub20tx
The interior passenger side door handle has been broken for a while now i went outside this morning to unlock the door from the outside now that door handle wont even work!!! How in the !@#$ am i supposed to open the door?!!! lol
This sucks when you and your girlfriend has to slide in the drivers side before you get in!!! lol HELP!!!!
I take it the interior door panel is still on? If it is, you are in trouble...

Originally Posted by juggalo30
Im having the same trouble. The clip that holds the bar from the handle down to the lock broke. You need to replace that. I still havent found the problem with the inner handle. I can still pull it but it wont open the door
Both the inside and outside door handles have clips. Yeah you can pull the handle, all you are doing is pulling the wire. Take the interior door panel off, replace the $5 clip and you are good to go. A bunch of threads on this...

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this happend to me too, i was about to dremel the whole passanger side door panel in half but i managed to just pry it open enough to stick my hand through the inside and pull the cable open. then i could remove the entire panel and ziptie the clip back together.
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Originally Posted by topdog849
this happend to me too, i was about to dremel the whole passanger side door panel in half but i managed to just pry it open enough to stick my hand through the inside and pull the cable open. then i could remove the entire panel and ziptie the clip back together.


that's about right, if both quit working then your only option is to try and get in enough pull the release cable without damaging your panel as much as possible, or do like some have and cut the door panel open and buy a new one..
Old 06-13-10, 12:18 PM
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I would take off you door panel and check to see if that rod is broke! Mine is and I can't open my passenger door from the outside, I got to either get a new piece or figure out something.
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This just happened to me... Imma drop kick my door.
Old 10-27-10, 09:39 AM
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easiest is to sacrifice the door panel and get a replacement, or try and pry it open as others have said.

chances are if both your handles are broken your car has been used quite a bit and could very likely benefit from a pair of nicer door panels.
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take off the bolt behind the door handle (inside) and then just try to put 2 screw drivers between the panel and the door and see if you can pop it open.

happened to me once almost had a heart attack but luckily i was able to open it
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Happened on one of my sc's not to long ago. I pried the door panel apart on top
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Got it to open today. Just gotta go to the dealer now and buy the small plastic piece. Thanks.
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