When I went to get in my car after school today i realized that my drivers side door is no longer functioning. The door was locked and appears to unlock, but im still not sure weather its just the lock fouling up or if its the door. Antone ever had this happen?? HELP PLEASE!!!!

 

Don't worry. It's just broken. Like hundreds of others. Maxdatrix only wants 75 or so bucks. Pick you color. Or if that does not appeal to you, go to the wreck yard and get one for ten. Held on with two ten mm nuts. Have to take the interior of the door off and roll the window up to get access. I'd do that first to make sure it really is broken. You'll notice at the wreck yard that most of the left hand door handles are missing. Wonder why? Same guy that designed the door handle designed the wiper switch, logicon, cpu, oh shucks, just name the broke part. What? Me irritated?

 

The rod that actuates the mechanism may have come loose. Also, (and this is pretty common) the handle may have physically broken where the rod connects.

Brad

 

Also, the door dosent open from the inside or the outside--so i dont think the handle is broken--i guess its the rod.

 

Decamco...Your right. I'm wrong. With the broken handle I've always been able to open from the inside. Should'nt be too hard to figure out whats wrong when you pull the interior cover off and get a good look.

 

hehe juist fixed this last weekend. One of the points where the handle pivots on was snapped. The previous owner fixed it with hot glue and a piece of metal, now it has part of a curtain rod and de-insulated network cable wire on there.

I didn't know mazdatrix sold them in all colors - would have saved me a big headache.

 

mine works fine till I lock it and then try to open the door. if I lock it then unlock it then open the door works fine. or if I just dont lock it.

I closed the door hard one day when pissed and the door was locked.
any ideas?