Nissan Altima Door Handle Broke Off

Also if you have big hands forget about it have a mechanic do it.

Nissan altima door handle broke off.

Push the handle out unclip it from the door from inside of the door. It will not seem like enough space but i did it with a closed end without ratchet. Then at 4 years old 90k the driver door handle and the driver rear door handle. Average repair cost is 160 at 117 050 miles.

The 2005 nissan altima has 20 problems reported for door handles breaking off. Following is a breakdown of the labor and parts estimates. 3 out of the 4 door handles have broken off on my 2004 nissan altima. The passenger front handle broke 2 years after purchase but the vehicle had 44k so it wasn t covered under warranty.

Too much pressure is required to open the door and the handle will only break off again if you try to glue it back on. It will leave just enough space to use a ratcheting closed end box wrench to loosen the last bolt the 2nd key lock bolt from the outside of the door. Replace the entire handle assembly. Toughest part was getting the key lock linkage into the cylinder that manually unlocked the door which you won t have to mess with on the passenger side.

Jan 09 2011 2002 nissan altima. The first happened two years ago and the other two followed not to long after. Helps if you need to get to door spe. Nissan altima exterior car door handle replacement costs 155 on average.