Can't get into my truck
#1
Can't get into my truck
This is super annoying, this morning my driver's side door handle broke when I attempted to get into my Ranger (3rd handle in 3 years). Unfortunately, on this occasion, my truck is parked about 6-8 inches from my roommate's house so getting in via the passenger side is not an option. I can squeeze in there and get the door open slightly, but I can't fit myself into the truck. Tried using a coat hanger to reach across and pull on the inside handle of the door, but of course as soon as I get it close to being pulled open, the hanger slips off the handle. The irony is that parking where I am (for the first time ever) was supposed to make winter easier for me to deal with. UGHH!!!
#2
#4
Oh wow, thank you for the reply. I'm semi-embarrassed for not thinking of that. Lol. As for the reliability of my handles, I believe it is an unfortunate function of the climate in which I live. This only happens in the winter, when it gets really wet and cold and things freeze, and I try to be as careful as possible, but I get burned by it every year. Hahaha. I see you are in Georgia, my folks live there. I suspect once I move to a milder climate I will no longer suffer broken door handles. Thanks!!!
#5
Yeah suppose it is the climate it's pretty mild here but you would think someone aftermarket would make a stronger one! But i do seem to remember seeing a treatment almost like armor all its for plastic and keeps it from becoming so brittle in the cold that may help you out!
Last edited by pearlkid9988; 12-05-2013 at 01:15 PM.
#7
It's not the climate. I've never broken a handle on my truck and we get days where snows melting and the next day it's a -45 windchill.
I would say there's something wrong putting pressure on the handle that shouldn't be there, or you're getting crappy handles.
Are you buying them from a junkyard? Or brand new OEM parts?
I would say there's something wrong putting pressure on the handle that shouldn't be there, or you're getting crappy handles.
Are you buying them from a junkyard? Or brand new OEM parts?
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