keith1097

So recently my doors on my 99 cherokee sport havent been giving me a good time. The drivers door will only shut if i lock it but no matter what it wont open from the outside. and on both of the rear doors the button outside on the door handle are stuck in. I tried to open them but they are both stuck now and will not open from the inside. Another i noticed with the driver door is that when i open it the door drops about 3/4 of an inch. I checked the welds on the hinge and they didnt break. Do i need to replace the pin???

XJlimitedx99

Sounds like your latch mechanisms are all frozen up. You'll need to pull the panels off to access the mechs and hit them with lube while moving them back and forth by hand. Do a search to see what the best type of lube is. Typically you shouldn't use oil based stuff because it attracts dirt.

Couldn't tell you why your door falls but it shouldn't be difficult to see what has play in it by moving the door up and down.

larryftmfw

dzywicki

You need to take your door panels off to see what is going wrong. It's a pretty simple mechanism with rods connecting the door button to the latch. There are plastic connector that hold the rods into the latch mechanisms. If that piece breaks, the entire mechanism will stop working. Taking the front door panels off is pretty simple. Three large screws in the arm rest. 1 screw behind the door handle. then wedge something behind the door panel and star pulling it out with your fingers. Once all the plastic connectors are loose around the edge you can lift up on the door panel to get it out of the window channel. Then you can look behind it to see the connecting rods for the locks. You can also pull out the little black circle piece in the door jamb. If you wedge that out, you'll be able to see the rod mechanism that goes from the outside door handle to the latch mechanism.