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Handle on rear hatch door broke off.how can i open hatch door until i can get a new handle?

No handle on rear hatch,how do i open rear hatch door?

  • johnrehlek May 28, 2009

    i came to the same conclusion after i examined it closer.

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You don't. take it into a Hyndai Dealership and have the handle repaired/replaced. The rear hatch panel/cover has to be removed (from inside the vehicle) to access the hatch latch and open the door.. from that point the handle can be replaced/repaired.

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