How to Replace Interior Door Handle 2003-05 Dodge Stratus
Created on: 2011-11-05
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken or snapped off interior door handleon 2001-2006 Dodge Stratus models.
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry off the trim piece inside the door pull with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry off the trim piece inside the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door pull
- Remove the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Remove the two Phillips screws at the bottom of the door panel
- Pry out the door panel with a door panel clip tool or putty knife
- Lift the door panel up and off
- Disconnect the latch cables from the door handle
- Disconnect the wiring harness
- Remove any remaining clips with a pair of bent-nose pliers
- Carefully peel off the water shield
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step 2 :Removing the Rear Inside Door Handle
- Remove the two T20 screws from the door handle
- Remove the handle
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step 3 :Installing the New Rear Inside Door Handle
- Push the door handle into place
- Tighten the two T20 screws to the door handle
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Push any remaining clips into the door
- Connect the wiring harness
- Connect the latch cables to the door handle
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Insert the Phillips head screw inside the door pull
- Insert the Phillips head screw inside the door handle
- Insert the two Phillips screws to the bottom of the door panel
- Pry on the trim piece inside the door pull with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry on the trim piece inside the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
T20 Driver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Putty Knife
Door Panel Removal Tool
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In this video, we're going to show you how to remove and reinstall the rear inside door handle on this 2004 Dodge Stratus, the same as any 2001 to 2006. Tools you'll need are a flat blade screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, a door panel clip tool or a putty knife, and a T20 Torx driver.
To remove the rear door panel we're going to look inside the cup here, and you'll see a little trapdoor. Use a small flat blade screwdriver, pull that up and you can see there's a Phillips screw in there. Same thing here, another Phillips screw and then there are two Phillips screws on the bottom: one there, one there. Once the screws are out put your hand underneath, and then you want to go around the edge of the door panel. You'll get towards the clips and pull them out. Sometimes they can be very difficult to release. There's also a couple up top here.
Lift the door panel up. Behind there's a little clip here. Use your thumb, pull that off. Your harness for your windows is down here. There's a little tab. Push that tab and disconnect it. You may find a couple of your clips don't come with the door panel. Just pull them out and then reinstall them back into their spots on the door panel, and they're ready to go.
Once you have the door panel off, the back of the door handle is right here. Use a T20 Torx driver to remove the screws. Remove two Torx screws. Now your handle comes out.
A lot of times what happens is they break right in here or this shaft breaks. Mine's in fine shape, so I'm just going to reinstall the original and put it back in. There's three little line up grooves that go on three pins in here. When you tighten up those screws, tighten them firm, but don't over-tighten them.
To reinstall the door panel, take your power window harness and plug it in. Take your rod, put it into the door handle, flip the clip around. Put your panel up over your lock knob there. There's a large pin here that lines it up. We can cheat and look back here and make sure the pins are going in. Reinstall your screws. We'll fast-forward here as we reinstall the four screws: one in the door pull cup, one behind the door handle, and then the two at the bottom. Make sure you put the little trim pieces back in the one for the pull cup and the one for the door handle.
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