Rear door will not open (not rear hatch)
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Rear door will not open (not rear hatch)
1999 Cherokee. Did some searching and hard to find this issue with the rear doors and not the rear hatch. The button on the handle presses in real easy so I am guessing the bar attaching to the door mechanism fell off. The issue I am having is how to get the door open. Do I just pull the door cover off from the inside?
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1999 Cherokee. Did some searching and hard to find this issue with the rear doors and not the rear hatch. The button on the handle presses in real easy so I am guessing the bar attaching to the door mechanism fell off. The issue I am having is how to get the door open. Do I just pull the door cover off from the inside?
I know the older hatch you can't get the panel off without breaking it I don't believe the newer ones are the same.
My bad on I was thinking of the hatch instead.
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I've had the same issue.. If you pull the handle from the inside of the door it always opens for me.. It's almost like the mechanism binds sometimes.. Not really sure, keep us posted!
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1999 Cherokee. Did some searching and hard to find this issue with the rear doors and not the rear hatch. The button on the handle presses in real easy so I am guessing the bar attaching to the door mechanism fell off. The issue I am having is how to get the door open. Do I just pull the door cover off from the inside?
I had the same issue with my rear doors. I could always open it from the inside, but the outside button would not release the latch.
The fix is really simple. There is an adjustment screw for the linkage attached to the outside door handle.(it makes the linkage rod longer or shorter) You access it from the rear edge of the door (you have to have the door open for this)
Loosen the allen-head screw, adjust the linkage, then tighten the screw.
Mine work perfectly now.
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I think the rod fell off because when trying the door from the inside I get nothing either. Either handle is really easy to push/pull so I am guessing something let go. I will let you guys know. Currently in China so when I get back I can look at it closer.
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