05-08-2020, 02:55 PM
(07-17-2019, 02:43 AM)Pavel14 Wrote: We have a '94 sidekick 5 door. The rear door will not open for some reason. You can lock and unlock with the key but the handle seems to be stuck. Strangely, there is no lever on the inside of the door! I have exposed the lock mechanism from the inside and pulled/pushed the lever(s) that I can reach (not easy for an old tubby guy). No luck so far. Before I cut open the inside door around the lock, can anyone give advice on how to open this stuck door mechanism? Thanks.
ps: I've removed and repaired 3 of the 4 regular side door locks - they all needed new little compression springs to get things working again...
I too have a 94 sidekick and was having issues opening the rear door. This is just my experience and may not be the same as yours but I kept pulling on the outside lever and it would not open the door. I found that the plastic handle was cracked half way through and would give you the feeling that you were pulling it but because the crack would not actually retract. I opened up the back Panel on the inside of the door And pulled on a horizontal bar close to the locking mechanism and pooped the door open. Then I was able to replace the plastic handle.