Xsara door handles keep snapping????

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talbotsteve
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Xsara door handles keep snapping????

Post by talbotsteve »

Mate of mine has a 5 door xsara and has managed to break both door handles off on the drivers side????
anyone know if this is a common problem and where i can get another pair, also are they sided or common to both sides of the car?
cheers
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Post by citronut »

quite often this i down to the lock mechanisum being dry and binnding,so you need more force on the handle to open the door
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Known problem

Post by omriohyon »

this is a known Xsara problem
i alredy relplaced 5 on the last 7 years.
Try to open them UPWARDS, using your hand upwards, and not just pull it.
it helps.
it always happen after rain
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