• Inner trim panel of the door removed to allow access to the broken car handle assembly
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    Trapped! (aka Broken Car Door Handle)

    One recent morning, I arrived at my office for work, and when I tried to open my car door, I heard a strange noise, and the door remained shut.  Lovely. The handle would move quite freely and easily, but it would not open my door. I tried to lock and unlock it from the inside but to no avail.  Fortunately, I wasn’t wearing a skirt, so I “gracefully” climbed over my front passenger seat, climbed out of my car, and went around to the driver’s side.   Once there, I could successfully open the door. This verified that the door as a whole wasn’t messed up, just the inside handle.…