try and remove the door panel, you may be able to just pull back enough of the panel to manually open the door, they you can remove the rest and replace the bad parts.
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First remove the Door panel on the vehicle and make sure any of the lock or handle rods are not broken or diaconected. Secondly if that's not the problem you may have a broken door latch. Price...
Sounds like the rod that attaches from the door lock to the handle mechanism may have come off. there is only a small clip that keeps this in place and it mat have broken. or a bushing within the...
Remove the inside door panel ( it's not as difficult as you may think) examine the lock and find the rods that connect the key part of the lock to the lock mechanism ( called the linkage) the linkage...
The most likely culprit is that the plastic retainer that holds the long metal rod that goes between the latch mechanism and the inside door handle has broken, and the rod is no longer connected....