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Posted on Mar 17, 2009
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Driver side interior door handle stuck open (not flush with door)

And... it still works. I went to open the door and next thing i noticed was that the interior handle was stuck open. I tried to push it back to sit flush with the driver door, but it did not give. I tried to pull the exterior door handle while trying to push the interior handle in... no go. Curious to see if anyone has a quick fix for this.

  • devon2313 Mar 17, 2009

    it's actually a gs not an es 300 that i am requesting assistance on. Thanks

  • Anonymous Mar 19, 2014

    can open from inside

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The only way to fix handle is to replace it.not to difficult.

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