Broken Outside Door Handle Fix

[Dante2004]

THIS happened to me this morning. It's been REALLY cold the past week and I've read that this can happen during cold weather. However, it warmed up today and it was probably 50-60 degrees (F).

When I left for work this morning I unlocked the door (keyless) just like normal, opened the door, started the engine...everything was normal. Then I realized I forgot something inside. When I got back out the door was "locked" or so I thought. I pulled up on the handle again and I could hear a faint sound like something broke off on the back of the handle and fell down (inside the door). Opens just fine from the inside, so I'm not stuck inside (good).

Thanks for the great write up. I'll review and figure out how to do this repair!