# Drivers door handle **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** parkingbrakes, buick\ **Created:** [February 24, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drivers-door-handle/61822 "2011-02-24T21:23:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mikeygrouch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mikeygrouch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikeygrouch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drivers-door-handle/61822/1 "2011-02-24T21:23:19Z")
HI We recently had a snow/ice/rain/ice/snow storms. I live in michigan I was clearing off the storm by products off my car and I tried to open the door but, the seals were froze so I hip checked the door and tried to press the issue to open it. Now I have a latch with no resistence too it and I can not open my driver’s door from the outside. I can open from inside and locks but, no tug resistence. I have NOT taken the inside panel off to see what is going on yet. Can anyone tell me what I did and what it will take too fix? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drivers-door-handle/61822/2 "2011-02-24T22:01:06Z")
You’ll have to take off the panel and see what part you broke. ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drivers-door-handle/61822/3 "2011-02-24T22:32:11Z")
The latch rod probably either broke or came off…get that panel off and look around…not too hard to do.