Question:

I’ve had that problem with other vehicles.  All I did was ensure the door was unlocked, pulled the outside handle to open, and then used needle nose pliers to push the mechanism down.

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> I’ve had that problem with other vehicles.  All I did was ensure the door was > unlocked, pulled the outside handle to open, and then used needle nose pliers > to push the mechanism down.

i’ve tried that but with a hammer and screwdriver… didn’t do anything.  I also tried pulling the inside door handle but that didn’t work either…

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Did you try pulling the door handle open to unlock the latch? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->’m having a few problems with the passenger front door.  The mechanism >that > holds the door closed is seized in the closed position. the problem is >that > the door is open so I can’t close it anymore.

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Hello, I’m having a few problems with the passenger front door.  The mechanism that holds the door closed is seized in the closed position. the problem is that the door is open so I can’t close it anymore.  The other problem is that the door has sagged a little bit.  it hangs down enough that it doesn’t align with the peg the door catches on to close.  Any advice would be really appreicated.  I tried to remove the closing mechanism from the door but the rods for the inside door handle and the rod for the inside locking mechanism keep me from taking it out of the door and i can’t quite figure out how to detach them. Thanks. JF

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Forgot to mention, mine is a 1994 Explorer XLT V6

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello, > I’m having a few problems with the passenger front door.  The mechanism that > holds the door closed is seized in the closed position. the problem is that > the door is open so I can’t close it anymore.  The other problem is that the > door has sagged a little bit.  it hangs down enough that it doesn’t align > with the peg the door catches on to close.  Any advice would be really > appreicated.  I tried to remove the closing mechanism from the door but the > rods for the inside door handle and the rod for the inside locking mechanism > keep me from taking it out of the door and i can’t quite figure out how to > detach them. > Thanks. > JF

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