The passenger side door handle on my streetka stopped working a couple of days ago so that it wouldn't open from the outside, but opened fine from the inside. I was planning to get the door handle looked at over the weekend however I have just tried to get into the car and the driver's side handle has also broken - which means that I can't get into the car! The handles both feel as though there is no tension - as if something snapped inside.

Can anyone help on what I can do to get into the car, I have tried locking and and unlocking the car but it's made no difference? Is there a way I can get in via the boot?

Also if anyone else has had this problem with the door handles it would be great if they could let me know what's caused it. Very frustrating but at least it happened when I was at home not miles away!!

 

get in via the boot

it could be a variety of things but the most obvious one would be that the handle has broken

there is a little plastic hook on the handle which may have snapped off

 

Thanks dojj, however its a convertible so I can't access via the boot...

 

very unusual for both to go as there is a connecting rod from handle to latch inside the door itself which could pop off but sounds more like the rear of handle latch has snapped or solonoid is playing up, it hard to diagnose via the net so I personally would try a coathanger to open the inner door release lever once unlocked through top of window or even snap the exterior handle clean off and use a screwdriver etc to depress the release lever inside the door once unlocked to gain access as the handles are cheap