No video

How to fix 2008-2013 Grand Caravan door handle

  Рет қаралды 102,238

Rusty Broken Nuts

Rusty Broken Nuts

Күн бұрын

Not sure how common of a problem this is but we didn't find any videos on it.
Tools required:
T-20
10MM 1/4 drive short socket+ratchet
Panel knife
Sawzall/cutoff wheel
Drill + bits
Scrap steel

Пікірлер: 59
@matthatter519
@matthatter519 Жыл бұрын
I just ripped mine off when the door was frozen. Lol. Thanks for this.
@SLAVECO3
@SLAVECO3 Жыл бұрын
So simple. You'd think Dodge would have had a much beefier bracket for this in the first place. Thanks for the video bro.
@junkout130
@junkout130 Жыл бұрын
Excellent vid. Short and precise. Just did it on 2012. The 3 nuts on the handle were 8mm not 10mm.
@pamsiesel2224
@pamsiesel2224 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! We just fixed my 2009 Dodge Caravan by watching your video. Exactly how you detailed it. Thanks!!!
@wandagoulet1041
@wandagoulet1041 Жыл бұрын
I got my handle back on thanks to you. I appreciate all the videos on how to fix things on my van. Thanks again!
@osparrow1
@osparrow1 7 жыл бұрын
I really want to thank you. I went to a Mechanic who said that it couldn't be fixed. But I knew that it could. Thank you.
@jasonkeuma1986
@jasonkeuma1986 2 жыл бұрын
What he meant was “I don’t want to fix it”. Glad you found this. I just broke Both handles within a week.
@MrPedrodasdas
@MrPedrodasdas 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, so many frustration avoided. I removed the inside panel within 10 minutes. All I got to do now is the fabrication of the longer piece. Many many thanks ! By the way, I will have my friend cut 2 pieces instead of just one.......for the future !
@carsonp3
@carsonp3 7 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this video and all comments. Our 2012 has just encountered this exact issue and I was seriously wondering how to deal with this. Much thanks for posting & all additional comments!
@rickkim3677
@rickkim3677 3 жыл бұрын
Hey! I have the exact same problem. And with your video, I was able to fix it. Now it's better than the original. Thanks! 😁😁😁
@TheRealMonnie
@TheRealMonnie 7 жыл бұрын
Perfect. Thanks for the idea about making the bracket and pinching it on without welding. I'm sure when we welded it the paint would have come off. My 2010 dodge grand caravan did this. My 5 year old daughter broke the handle off. I'd say that's a manufacturer defect.
@TheRealMonnie
@TheRealMonnie 4 жыл бұрын
Well I'm back here 2 years later. The door handle I put in 2 years ago broke again! This time the plastic sheared. The metal bracket is holding strong, though!
@brucedeyarmin8720
@brucedeyarmin8720 3 жыл бұрын
I do something very similar I just take one bolt out at a time and put a inch long piece of steel like a big square washer on the top and bottom so I don’t have to remove the handle 👍
@jsopala
@jsopala 7 жыл бұрын
You are one smart cookie with an even smarter fix! My kind of job. Thanks for posting!
@IronRino
@IronRino 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Vid, I had the same issue and this helped - prior to watching this I thought it would have been more difficult. Also, I found that the 'scallop' feature is actually needed to clear the latch so for anyone else that makes this fix, be sure to include that.
@fly2hi13
@fly2hi13 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks I fixed my car , I never thought it can be fixed that easy
@justinfoutz6556
@justinfoutz6556 7 жыл бұрын
that was a big help I've been looking for a video for a while to fix the handle on my wifes Volkswagen Routan
@sarahm-a2782
@sarahm-a2782 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, helpful vid!.... now to find one on how to find/change the plastic piece that holds the backside of those handles.
@jw8560
@jw8560 2 ай бұрын
Excellent repair!!
@missilex
@missilex 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is exactly what happened to my van today. It finally let go
@thomasmussari2819
@thomasmussari2819 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks the post, I just ripped my handle off this morning!! looks like a good fix. I will give it a try. I also broke the plastic clip on the left side of the handle though. I have to to go a wrecker and see if I can find that piece.
@bethspratt7782
@bethspratt7782 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I will fix it tomorrow.
@nathangroff
@nathangroff 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Still helping people!
@robertmorris3383
@robertmorris3383 8 ай бұрын
Thank you, 180,000 on ours and same issues
@primezero6727
@primezero6727 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video, also this seems like a pretty big flaw. Hoping I will be able to fix mine, don't got the tools or any way of producing that part.
@shawnfurtado78
@shawnfurtado78 2 ай бұрын
awesome video....ours just fell off and the bracket is missing
@ohiodigger4391
@ohiodigger4391 3 жыл бұрын
Just happened to my ‘09 T&C driver side rear door at 188k. Felt like He-Man till I realized damn now I gotta fix that lol.
@donaldmalcolm500
@donaldmalcolm500 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, would you happen to remember the measurements for the bracket you made
@jamesdoughty5767
@jamesdoughty5767 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Did this repair, works perfectly!
@neaknaderi5884
@neaknaderi5884 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video
@xxmaxiorxxify
@xxmaxiorxxify 8 жыл бұрын
thank you very much i appreciate your efforts i was thinking to do the same thing but I'm asking myself did this gonna work but when i see this video i said thank God it's work thank you again gays keep it up
@danygg7728
@danygg7728 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Just what I needed!!
@jeffbailer697
@jeffbailer697 2 жыл бұрын
It worked great thanks
@maxhermans4111
@maxhermans4111 3 жыл бұрын
Nice.Thank You😀
@BRICEN18
@BRICEN18 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Just what I needed
@daveywavey50
@daveywavey50 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. Sure helped me out!!
@seannedden8787
@seannedden8787 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks great video fix my door
@MrAshwindersingh
@MrAshwindersingh 9 жыл бұрын
i have prob in removing scrwew from handle and where u get dis new iron strip thanks for sharing bro
@jonienglish3231
@jonienglish3231 5 жыл бұрын
Good Video just happend to mine frozen sliding door
@adanyel0826
@adanyel0826 8 жыл бұрын
thanks for this. is this a common problem? both of mine are broken.
@cogitoergosum4138
@cogitoergosum4138 3 жыл бұрын
yes i bought a van like this and ill need to make that add on?
@alvinomelgoza2887
@alvinomelgoza2887 7 жыл бұрын
awesome thanks!!
@sammyj184
@sammyj184 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@MrAshwindersingh
@MrAshwindersingh 9 жыл бұрын
thanks bro i have same problem
@ragsthename
@ragsthename 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, exactly what I am looking for. My van is same color as shown in this video, where can i get the door handle with this color?
@farmingfishingfamilyontari2814
@farmingfishingfamilyontari2814 6 жыл бұрын
Raghunandan Kempanna always Check at auto wreckers for parts. Cheaper and usually available
@gfkeckler
@gfkeckler 8 жыл бұрын
once you pry off the door panel, how do you get it back in. In the rear corner is a black trim piece the somehow you must insert the back of the panel into a hole while trying to get the top of the panel into the groove at the top. Does the black piece just pop off?
@timgiesbrecht151
@timgiesbrecht151 8 жыл бұрын
Do you have the dimensions of the piece you put in?
@ludovichelafrance723
@ludovichelafrance723 6 жыл бұрын
Tim Giesbrecht Where you able to find the dimensions ? Thanks
@davidschmidt9241
@davidschmidt9241 5 жыл бұрын
I am also wondering on the dimensions
@ryanwilson8659
@ryanwilson8659 5 жыл бұрын
nice
@anthonylatour6078
@anthonylatour6078 7 жыл бұрын
cool thanks
@reginaldwilliams8750
@reginaldwilliams8750 7 жыл бұрын
trying to find out back door hatch it's not opening on 98 dodge caravan
@ferriacharles
@ferriacharles 8 жыл бұрын
Hi I no this video is old but I would like 3 ofthose pieces please all four of mine is broken also the drivers side. I'll pay please help.
@christinah2256
@christinah2256 2 жыл бұрын
Where can I get a handle from
@brianarchibald5535
@brianarchibald5535 7 жыл бұрын
Could you post the dimensions for the piece you created?
@madstopmike
@madstopmike 7 жыл бұрын
Brian: I just did this repair today. I used a piece of metal about 9/16" wide by 2" long. I ground the dish shape in so there was about 7/16" remaining. I found the best way to get the holes accurate is to use the door handle as the pattern. I did it a little different than the video....after taking the panel off, I also took off the inside handle...there are 3 (or 4?) hex head screws (10mm I think) and 2 T20 screws holding it on. I disconnected the wires for window/seat heat. I also took off the locking rod from the handle, but in hindsight, it really wasn't necessary, but it did allow more room to work by having the handle moved well out of the way. To do that, I moved the locking bar so that it swung outside the mechanism where I could grasp hold of it, and then popped the locking plastic catch off the bar and popping the bar free of the handle mechanism. Here's the important part I learned after the fact....to access the 8mm hex heads that hold the outside handle on, take off the black plastic tape covering the hole under the inside handle. I tried for a long time to access them through the big plugged hole...but if you take the tape off, you get a direct shot at the screw heads. Be careful not to drop the screws into the door...I dropped the metal repair piece and was lucky enough to have a good magnet I "borrowed" from my wife's refrigerator magnet collection, taped it to a yardstick, and fished it out on the magnet. It worked, but I'd not recommend this just for sport....it could have not been so easy! After you carefully remove the front screws, take out the back ones too. You have to manually operate the handle to get the cam piece out of the front...and after the front piece is out, the rear piece rotates outward and the handle comes free. I popped off the pull cable stop piece and the cable end from the handle so I had the entire handle to work on in the shop. I fabricated the repair piece and test fit it in the shop. I'd recommend doing this so you get the idea how the handle moves and how you can insert the repair piece from the inside of the door, all by feel. TO reassemble, I put the handle back in the door, then CAREFULLY operated the latch from the outside and slid the repair piece into position. When you release the latch, it holds the piece in position so you can put the screws back in (through the untaped hole...). After tightening all screws, I attached the pull cable, snapped the cable stop piece back into position...and then I tried the handle. Voila...it worked! By hand, and with the power actuator. Everything else is in reverse....and, whether it needed to be or not, I used electrical tape to close up the hole in the door...and put a couple of pieces on the backside to stick to the tape to make it secure. All in all, if I'd known it was as straight forward, I would have taken a few more minutes and made a video, but hindsight is 20/20.... Good luck. (in the end, I had no pieces left over, everything worked, and the plastic inner door panel snapped back into all the holes perfectly). I'd say this saved a couple hundred dollars...and, shame on Chrysler for such a chintzy design in the first place. For less than a penny, it could have been done right in the first place. Let me know if you have any questions...
@brianarchibald5535
@brianarchibald5535 7 жыл бұрын
Michael Weil Thanks. Much appreciated.
@alvinomelgoza2887
@alvinomelgoza2887 7 жыл бұрын
awesome thanks!
Dodge Caravan Sliding Door Handle Fix
7:12
Youngblood Family Farm
Рет қаралды 47 М.
Они так быстро убрались!
01:00
Аришнев
Рет қаралды 3,1 МЛН
Ouch.. 🤕
00:30
Celine & Michiel
Рет қаралды 48 МЛН
Fortunately, Ultraman protects me  #shorts #ultraman #ultramantiga #liveaction
00:10
Power Sliding Door Diagnosis 2008-20 Dodge Grand Caravan 5th Generation
10:16
1A Auto: Repair Tips & Secrets Only Mechanics Know
Рет қаралды 257 М.
2013 Dodge Caravan Transmission Replacement
43:23
Tech28
Рет қаралды 19 М.
How to get my door locks working! TRY THIS FIRST!  (EP 216) Why don't doors unlock? Grand Caravan VW
7:01
UncleMarks DIY Automotive Fix it channel
Рет қаралды 157 М.
Top 5 Problems Dodge Grand Caravan Minivan 5th Generation 2008-20
9:42
1A Auto: Repair Tips & Secrets Only Mechanics Know
Рет қаралды 1,3 МЛН
MiniVan Rear Slider Door Removal
9:50
Hey, Its Wolf-Pup
Рет қаралды 115 М.
2010 and up dodge caravan lock fix
21:00
CHASING PROFITS
Рет қаралды 102 М.
Они так быстро убрались!
01:00
Аришнев
Рет қаралды 3,1 МЛН