Driver's door handle came off in my hand!

Hi all,

I have a 2001 Range Rover & the driver's door handle kept sticking and was difficult to open. Today my husband pulled a little too hard & the whole handle came off in his hand!! oops!

Anybody know if this is a nightmare job or an easy job. The car keeps locking itself so can't even open that door now. Typical it happens on a bank holiday!

Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated - thanks in advance,

Naomi

Replacing the door handle is not difficult as long as you can get the door card off.
I'd be more worried when you say that the door keeps locking itself. If it's just locked then that's O.K. but if it's locked but you can still hear the mechanism trying to operate then you need to get in there before the lock mechanism burns itself out.

Hi,

That's a relief that the door handle itself is not too much of a problem. The door is only locking when we try to unlock but not continuously doing so so hopefully won't burn out. I'll take it to a dealer on Tuesday & hope it doesn't cost the earth.

Thanks

inside or outside handle?take it to a dealer and it probably will cost the earth.is there a good indy in the blackpool area anyone?

it's the outside handle. If anyone knows of someone good to take it to that would be fab!

craigbrown said:

it's the outside handle. If anyone knows of someone good to take it to that would be fab!

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I'd just get a handle from a breakers for a few quid and fit it myself.

Or, if you can afford dealer prices, get your butler to do it.

Just nail a plastic fridge door handle on and be done with it.

storm99 said:

Just nail a plastic fridge door handle on and be done with it.

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Don't confuse the poor bloke with your technical jargon. He's talking of going to a dealer, obviously he wouldn't understand you.

dogsbody said:

Don't confuse the poor bloke with your technical jargon. He's talking of going to a dealer, obviously he wouldn't understand you.

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What ya on about, check 1st post ... it's a lass ... called Craig!

Dewin said:

What ya on about, check 1st post ... it's a lass ... called Craig!

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I don't care what you say, just keep posting - that signature !!!!!!!

craigbrown said:

it's the outside handle. If anyone knows of someone good to take it to that would be fab!

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Go to a body shop they'll be cheaper

OP didn't say they were a Lass, just that they had a husband

jonbill said:

OP didn't say they were a Lass, just that they had a husband

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What a bob and bill couple

jonbill said:

OP didn't say they were a Lass, just that they had a husband

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My mistake in thinking poofta's only liked to drive hippo's

Thought I read recently that it was a pain of a job to remove the door handles, is it easy enough to do?

That sig sure is distracting, takin me 10 mins just to type this out! :5blurk5:

what are you on,its a lady called Naomi.Derwin,what are you doing with a video of my wife?

tomcat59alan said:

what are you on,its a lady called Naomi.Derwin,what are you doing with a video of my wife?

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Didn't see the sig at the bottom, and if that's your wife doing the bouncy, bouncy ... you're a lucky man.