If the bolt moves but not enough to allow the door to open the mechanism probably needs lubrication.
Outside door handle won t open.
Over time the plastic part of the door handle where the rod is located breaks.
The only way to tell what s wrong is to remove the inner door panel it should be obvious famous last words.
Look for the set screw on neck of the knob between the handle and door.
There s two different connecting rods tom the lock one from the inside handle and one from the outside.
The outside handle feels loose like if there was cable attached to it it slipped out.
In the resting state of the lock the spring is extended.
A door knob or door handle uses a spring loaded latch.
I recently replaced the driver side front door latch and handle cables in a 09 cc.
Some vehicle have updated parts where the stress point of the handle is now metal.
Initially only the outside door handle would not open the latch door but the inside worked just fine.
Could be as simple as loose screws in the hinges lack of the longer supplied when the door was new that are long enough to reach the framing.
This is all to say that when your door knob turns but won t open the issue is with you handle not properly interacting with the spring in the latch.
The repair is a complete door handle replacement.
Texases july 6 2016 5 49am 3 when this happened to me it was a broken plastic connector at the door handle.
I replaced the inside the door latch and connected both cables that go to the handles correctly and operation then tested fine.
The plastic tab that this metal rod goes into on the back of the door handle mechanism probably broke off the back.
There is a thin metal rod that runs from the door latch to the back of the door handle mechanism.
An exterior door that refuses to open can be caused by several things from swollen or warped wooden door and frames or old neglected hardware.
It may be on the.
Open the door and close slowly to see if it s dragging some place.
When the door knob is locked the handle will not turn which keeps the latch from retracting.
Door opens fine from outside.
Once you have identified the problem finding and implementing a solution is fairly simple.
The turning of the handle retracts the latch by pulling on the spring and compressing it.
There should be about the width of a nickel clearance from the door to the jamb.
This is a high use item on the vehicle and is made from cheap thin plastic.
No it will only open from the inside.
The rods are inserted into the door handle which is made of plastic.
Jun 11 2015 if you are having trouble because your truck door won t open from the inside or outside there is most likely an issue with rods that hold the lock in place.