# Trapped inside my 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/trapped-inside-my-2007-chrysler-pt-cruiser/125114>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, ptcruiser\
**Created:** [September 16, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trapped-inside-my-2007-chrysler-pt-cruiser/125114 "2018-09-16T19:45:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LauraHattersley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@LauraHattersley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LauraHattersley)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trapped-inside-my-2007-chrysler-pt-cruiser/125114/1 "2018-09-16T19:45:23Z")

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I’m trapped inside my Chrysler PT Cruiser. I don’t understand the instructions from the manual. The door is permanently locked. I don’t know how to open the door on the driver’s side to get out. I keep having to roll down the window, reach for the outside handle, and let myself out.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trapped-inside-my-2007-chrysler-pt-cruiser/125114/2 "2018-09-16T20:13:05Z")

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Sounds like the inside handle is disconnected. Remove the door panel and inspect the handle linkage to the latch, there could be a broken clip.