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Car Forum / Chrysler Cars / September 2007

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Plastic door handle broke on 300M

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Bunky - 01 Sep 2007 04:00 GMT
The driver's interior door handle broke on our 300M.  We had noticed a
defect in the casting and it finally snapped off.  The spring fell out.

Is it a difficult fix to replace this?  Do you have to remove the whole door
panel or will the small cup around the handle come off to access it?

Thanx for any help....
maxpower - 01 Sep 2007 10:43 GMT
> The driver's interior door handle broke on our 300M.  We had noticed a
> defect in the casting and it finally snapped off.  The spring fell out.
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>
> Thanx for any help....

The door panel has to be removed. Take your Vin# to the dealer and have them
order the correct one for your vehicle. It takes about a 1/2hr to do this
repair.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
Bill Putney - 01 Sep 2007 13:07 GMT
>>The driver's interior door handle broke on our 300M.  We had noticed a
>>defect in the casting and it finally snapped off.  The spring fell out.
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> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech

When you take your VIN in to the dealer, reference TSB No. 23-013-04.
That tells them the right handle part number to order - there's a bunch
of variatons.  There system will probably tell them the right number
from your VIN as Glenn is saying, but the TSB gives the trim description
for each part so you can figure it out from that.  Also it tells them
how to replace it.

Or find the TSB, order the part, and DIY because the part and labor are
going to be on your nickel.  From the TSB: "POLICY: Reimbursable within
the provisions of the warranty."  See - you just *thought* the part had
a defect!  You obviously were mistaken.  :)

Bill Putney
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Bill Putney - 01 Sep 2007 13:09 GMT
> ...There system will...

Oops - *their* system...

Bill Putney
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Bunky - 03 Sep 2007 18:15 GMT
Thanks for the input.  The dealer quoted us around $150 labor so a half hour
is probably about right :(
The only issue now is we noticed two other door handles seem to have a
little ridge in them.........

>> ...There system will...
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