Punto Door Handle Sticking

The door card can then be lifted out.

Punto door handle sticking.

Once the door is open try to actuate the door latch with the handle. Rear passenger door gets stuck and won t open from the outside. Rear passenger door gets stuck. Turn the knob to open the door and release the knob slowly.

You should first test the door latch to ensure the latch is sticking inside the door and not due to a misaligned strike plate. The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob. Door handle won t latch step 1 check to be sure the closer is pulling the door. To test this firstly open the door and check that there are no obvious obstructions on the tubular latch plate such as loose screws or signs of internal parts of the latch or lock poking through.

The only thing left connecting the cover to the door should be the 2 rods connecting the interior handle to the locking mechanism and the exterior handle. Give the lock two or three squirts to lubricate. The hold open washer sometimes binds causing the door to remain partially open. Just replaced a passenger external door handle on an 04 2 door punto.

Fiat grande punto xxxxx xxxxx door gets stuck and wont. More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch. Fiat punto 07. The handle or knob must be jiggled to unstick the latch.

Squirt the bolt with graphite powder. To remove these you need to unhook the pink in this vehicle plastic holsters and then lift the rod out of its respective hole. Turn the handle of the doorknob to expose the bolt. A sticking door latch might require some lubrication or it might be jamming against the strike plate on the door jamb.

The knob will not turn to retract the stuck door latch. You then have to carefully remove the foam liner.