# 2012 Kia Sedona sliding door won’t open from the outside

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sedona, kia\
**Created:** [February 1, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-sedona-sliding-door-won-t-open-from-the-outside/157723 "2020-02-01T20:49:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rory22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@Rory22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rory22)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-sedona-sliding-door-won-t-open-from-the-outside/157723/1 "2020-02-01T20:49:25Z")

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2012 kia sedona, sliding door will not open from the outside

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-sedona-sliding-door-won-t-open-from-the-outside/157723/2 "2020-02-02T14:46:14Z")

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You have to tear the inner door panel apart and see what is going on.My guess is that the actuator rod that connects to the lock mechanism came loose due to a broken plastic clip.This clip is located behind the door handle.