# How to access the linkage on a door that won’t open?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-access-the-linkage-on-a-door-that-won-t-open/132546>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, xterra\
**Created:** [January 13, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-access-the-linkage-on-a-door-that-won-t-open/132546 "2019-01-13T06:28:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![steveholmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@steveholmes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steveholmes)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-access-the-linkage-on-a-door-that-won-t-open/132546/1 "2019-01-13T06:28:59Z")

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Rear passenger side door latch broken on 2012 nissan xterra, door won’t open how do you get in to fix linkage?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-access-the-linkage-on-a-door-that-won-t-open/132546/2 "2019-01-13T14:33:02Z")

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Remove the inner door panel to gain access to the lock mechanism. That may be hard, it may be impossible without cutting the panel. Beats cutting through the car body from the outside, though. Good Luck