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You have to take the inside door trim out of the door, then there will be some bolts on the inside of the door remove the nuts and your door latch will come out.
Hi. I've had this problem with our van. You will have to remove the inside door panel. The rod going from the handle to the door latch has come loose. There is a plastic lock that holds the rod to the door latch. Your auto bodyshop should have this plastic lock. Good Luck
Remove the side panel and manually depress the plastic latch on the tape cassette. Remove the cassette and shut the door again. You may have to push the latch a bit to get it to close right.
Pull the door panel off, remove the door latch assembly from inside the door, and replace the switch which is hold onto the latch with one screw on the backside of the latch.
ITS NOT EASY. MY EXPERENCE IS THAT YOU WILL ALMOST HAVE TO GUT THE DOOR. LOWER THE WINDOW REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL ( DISCONECT WIRING ) AND SET TO THE SIDE REMOVE SCREWS FROM METAL DOOR PANEL AND MINIPULATE IT OUT OF THE WINDOW TRACK (GOOD LUCK) REMOVE THE THREE TORX LATCH SCREWS FROM THE DOOR FACE (THEY HOLD THE LATCH IN THE DOOR) REMOVE THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DOOR HANDEL IN PLACE (ONE INSIDE, ONE OUT) PRY CONECTING RODS OUT OF THEIR CLIPS (AGAIN GOOD LUCK) WITH ALL CONPONENTS LOSE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE LATCH A NEW LATCH IS ABOUT $60.00 BUCKS AND WILL HAVE NEW ROD CLIPS WITH IT, DEALER ITEM ONLY PLAN ONE BREAKING SOME OF YOUR PLASTIC DOOR PANEL STUDS SO PURSCHASE A FEW OF THEM WHEN YOU GET THE LATCH, THEY ALSO ARE DEALER ONLY
Remove perimeter trim panel around inside door latch held in by 5 friction clips (pop out w/screw driver. Remove inside door trim panel held on by plastic T clips (just pull and lift up). Drill out 4 pop rivets holding window mechanism. remove clips holding ends of door latch linkage rod. Remove inside 12mm bolt left side of handle and then the 12mm bolt inside door jamb area. Take out 3 torx screws holding door latch assembly, and slide the latch and door handle assembly up enough so that the linkage rod clip to the back of the lock assemble can be removed. The handle assemble can noe be pulled out and replaced - takes about an hour.
remove plastic covers on the ends of the handle...under those there are 2 bolts...remove them...i think they are 10mm...then remove the cover behind the door latch(used to open door)...inside, beside the latch...there is another 10mm bolt. remove it. pry out the window control switch from the front. pull it out. unplug the switch from the wiring harness. grab the handle of the door, then pull upward.
My door latch also broke (small washer pressed on a rivet popped off). I had to remove the inner trim panel and peel away the plastic sheeting to access the door latch lock rods. A new door latch from GM cost me about $40 and I spent a half hour installing it. Hope this helps.
I have dealt with this problem before at our bodyshop. Basically, a spring inside the latch has broke, and now there is no way to release the latch, even by manually pulling on the release lever at the latch. Prepare to replace the latch, as it is not repairable. Be prepared to be working inside the car. To make it easier to work, unbolt the seat, and remove from the car. Remove the door panel, and also the door handle. You will have to chisel at the plastic part of the latch, and break it off bit by bit. Eventually you will be able to release the latch. good luck
Remove the screw under the door latch
If the car is a ford contour, and you haven't already done so, you pry and peel the plastic panel off the length of the inner door handle and then remove the two mounting screws from inside. You must also remove the screw behind the inne door latch, which is hidden nbehind a plastic disc.
Remove door panel and replace latch mechanism