Both my driver and passenger side will not open from the outside. I think the door handles broke cause I took off the panel of the passenger side and the rod looks like its still hook. If anyone knows whats up with this please help.

 

locked!!! hit the unlock button!!!

glad that was a quick fix...
howd you get the door off if it wont open from the outside?

 

The trunk

 

oh nice.. that must have been fun...oh now on a serious note... check your fuses is there anything elts that isnt working preperly i honetly dont knwo what would make just you outside handle not work...adult safty lock on? iunno what to tell ya...open the door pull the outter handle... make sure the latch moves then pull the inside handle make sure it moves...start from there i guess..

 

No its not a child safety lock or anything like that! It took two times before it would open, the next time it took five times, now nothing. Almost the same thing happened to the passenger side about two weeks ago. When I removed the panel I pulled the inside handle & the rod moves for that handle when I pulled the outside the rod for that handle did not move.

 

If you are referring to a GenII Eclipse- this is a common occurance. If you feel absolutly NO resistance when lifting up on the outside doorhandle, it looks like u r going to need a new doorhandle. You can verify this easily once you get the doorpanel off and taking a peek at the rods behind the outside doorhandle. You may have to get it painted to match depending on what your dealership is able to provide you. Replacement is very simple with the window rolled up and the doorpanel removed. Be absolutely careful when reinstalling the power doorlock electrical switch on the back of the key cylinder. This is easily broken and will result in your powerdoorlocks NOT responding to the drivers key. Good Luck!

Joel, CA

 

yeah, althogh that piece is fragile, i had my door apart yesterday and i walked out in the garage and saw my step-dad trying to force it on with all his weight. somehow he got it on w/o breaking it though. good thing i guess

 

Ya my drivers side did the same thing, had to buy a new one