Broken door handle

[Kneale Brownson]

There's a cable that hooks to the handle to activate the release
mechanisms.  You either have a broken cable or a broken mounting on the
handle itself.  If you look behind the handle, there's a screw to let you
remove the handle housing assembly.  Use a magnetic screwdriver or one of
those drivers with a screw retainer clip so the screw doesn't fall inside
the door.  Taking out the assembly will  let you examine the anchoring area
of the handle to determine whether the failure is there.  You may be able
to see the cable in the cavity and temporarily clamp a small visegrip type
pliers on it to allow opening from inside the car.  If you need to service
the cable,  I thinkyou will have to remove the inner door panels. 

At 09:33 AM 5/27/2004 -0400, Mark Trank wrote:
>Listers:
>
>Has anyone encountered a broken driver's side door handle (interior) on your
>200?  This morning I attempted to open the door and the handle pulled freely
>without opening the door.  So now I open it from the outside.  This reminds
>me of my old 5000, when I had to climb in and out of the window because of
>broken door handles.  I thought Audi fixed this defect, but after 13 years
>and many thousands of times opening the door, I guess anything can break.
>Any repair advice is most welcome.  Feel free to reply off-list.
>
>TIA, Mark 
>
>91 200q20v 111k miles
>
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