Back doors won't open please help
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Back doors won't open please help
A while ago both back doors on my 01 crew cab stopped working. The outside handles jiggle loose but the inside ones feel like normal. They both went at about the same time. If it's those little black boxes that mount by the handle on the door, how do I even get to it to change it if it's stuck shut? I can't reach my hand in there either to even try to see what's wrong with it. Any suggestions on how to get it open?
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usually there are rods that run from the inside door handle to the latch. The rods are probably connected with those little plastic connections.
You are going to have to take the door apart on the inside. There are repair kits that should work at most auto parts stores.
Can you roll the window down to shine a light down the glass and see?
You are going to have to take the door apart on the inside. There are repair kits that should work at most auto parts stores.
Can you roll the window down to shine a light down the glass and see?
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usually there are rods that run from the inside door handle to the latch. The rods are probably connected with those little plastic connections.
You are going to have to take the door apart on the inside. There are repair kits that should work at most auto parts stores.
Can you roll the window down to shine a light down the glass and see?
You are going to have to take the door apart on the inside. There are repair kits that should work at most auto parts stores.
Can you roll the window down to shine a light down the glass and see?
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Do you have the door pad off our is that what you can't reach. The door pads come off really easy there is a screw under the red reflector and i believe under the window switch. just pop it up and out. Then you can get in and manually move the rod. Once open turn off the child locks. The black moulding on the outside of the window just pulls straight up and forward i think then you can see in there better.
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Do you have the door pad off our is that what you can't reach. The door pads come off really easy there is a screw under the red reflector and i believe under the window switch. just pop it up and out. Then you can get in and manually move the rod. Once open turn off the child locks. The black moulding on the outside of the window just pulls straight up and forward i think then you can see in there better.
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Nope either way you have to unlatch the latch. If you unbolt the hinges and pull your just going to scratch and dent things up. Handles break esp if your in a cold climate and the doors freeze shut. It's kind of rare for a latch failure. well to me I've done body work for 7 years and only replaced a handfull of latches. They were replaced because of a hard impact to the door. Either way you have to get it open. Either the rod came off which doesn't happen allot unless the doors have been apart But does happen. Or the handles broke. If your child locks are on you can't open them from the inside.
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Nope either way you have to unlatch the latch. If you unbolt the hinges and pull your just going to scratch and dent things up. Handles break esp if your in a cold climate and the doors freeze shut. It's kind of rare for a latch failure. well to me I've done body work for 7 years and only replaced a handfull of latches. They were replaced because of a hard impact to the door. Either way you have to get it open. Either the rod came off which doesn't happen allot unless the doors have been apart But does happen. Or the handles broke. If your child locks are on you can't open them from the inside.
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It might be just a loose rod that I might be able to put back in but I just had to replace the latch on an 01 Saturn because the door wouldn't stay shut on the car (there was a piece inside that was rusted and wouldn't spring). And you can't open it from the inside or outside. So basically what I'm gathering is I should find new doors and take a sawzall to the old ones.
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