My 97 LC front passenger door is stuck locked. When unlocked, the handle only moves half the distance necessary to open the door.
• I can fully lock and unlock the door with the key and the manual lock/unlock lever on the inside door handle.
• When locked, the exterior handle moves it's full range of motion but is obviously locked and wont open
• When unlocked, the exterior handle only moves half its range of motion and therefore won't open the door.
• I've tried pushing a metal ruler down into the lock mechanism to push it down far enough to open the door, but it stops at the same point that using the door handle stops at. (I can open the driver door this way with no problem, so the method works... just something is jammed up on the passenger side)
I believe something must be blocking its range of motion when in the unlocked position. Would appreciate any help in figuring this out!
• I can fully lock and unlock the door with the key and the manual lock/unlock lever on the inside door handle.
• When locked, the exterior handle moves it's full range of motion but is obviously locked and wont open
• When unlocked, the exterior handle only moves half its range of motion and therefore won't open the door.
• I've tried pushing a metal ruler down into the lock mechanism to push it down far enough to open the door, but it stops at the same point that using the door handle stops at. (I can open the driver door this way with no problem, so the method works... just something is jammed up on the passenger side)
I believe something must be blocking its range of motion when in the unlocked position. Would appreciate any help in figuring this out!