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Passenger Door Handle Presents, but cannot open the door consistently

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habanero69

I Dont Need Cialis. I Drive an EV.
Jul 29, 2016
450
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KY
My passenger door handle has randomly, and sort of infrequently, (seemingly from day 1) refused to allow the door to be opened when pulled on. Sometimes, a harder than normal tug seems to allow its opening. Other times it's simply not going to open. It always presents the handle properly, but it's a 50/50 on whether it is difficult to open, or just will not open. The fix is to cause/allow the handle to retract, and then upon the second handle present, it seems to always allow the new pull to open the door. It's not a big deal, but sometimes the tug apllied is not enough, and the second attempt, even if strong, doesnt allow it to open and doesnt feel great to an aging shoulder or please the wife.