Rear passenger door will not open/child lock on/handle broken off

MELISSA.BLUTH13

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2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT
106,000 MILES

Hello,

The rear passenger door won't open from the outside, child safety lock is on, and the exterior door handle has broken off. Does anyone have any suggestions to open the door, replace the exterior handle once it has been opened, and any other suggestions, including pictures/diagrams? Thank you so much.

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DANNY L

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Hello, I'm Danny.

It's going to be possible but difficult especially with the child safety lock on. You're going to have to take off the door panel to access all the linkage to open the door and make the replacement latch repair. Here is a tutorial showing how to remove a door panel:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/door-panel-removal

I suppose the best way to gain access is to get the door panel off to get inside the door to manipulate the linkage to get the door open to replace the outer latch. I've attached picture steps below that show all the linkage and how to replace for your vehicle. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

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Sunday, December 6th, 2020 AT 6:02 PM

MELISSA.BLUTH13

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Thank you. I will check it out on the weekend and do my best. I think I can pick up a handle at Advance Auto for not too much.

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Thursday, December 10th, 2020 AT 5:05 PM

DANNY L

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Hello again.

Let us know if you have any further questions on this issue when you repair over the weekend. I've attached picture images of the handle available at Advance Auto that you mentioned in your post. Hope this helps and thanks again for using 2CarPros.

Danny-

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