minnesotamike,

I jsut had the handle on a 2004 Freestar come off. Could you please e-mail me the diagrams.


thanks a bunch

Brad

 

You do not have to remove anything off the door. This worked for me ,hope it works for you.i did this a long time ago so i do not remember exactly which way it goes(left or right, so figure that out yourself)

-take a look inside the holes where handle goes, i used the left side hole.
-on the left inner wall, there is a piece that will slide in and out (actually is left to right on the inside). I used a sod staple to move it in and out, you can use a long nail or a small screwdriver. This piece will hold or lacht the handle.
-the trick here is how to latch it while the handle is inside for there is no room for the nail to slide it and latch it.

-use a string (one that is very flexible thin and strong) and hold it on that inner piece while you slide the handle in. (hold the two ends together and place the loop inside) make sure the 2 ends point out towards the side that the piece has to move.

- once the hanlde is inside and the string in place, pull both ends of the string so it will slide that piece and latch the handle. And that is it. It took me 4 or 5 attempts but i did get it fixed, hope you can figure it out and do it in a couple tries.

This will save you 300 dollars tha the dealer wanted for a new handle (before i realized it was not broken and i could do it myself) and for matching the paint on the vehicle.good luck!!!

 

Check your inbox, Brad.

 

We are having a problem with the lock mechanism on our 2004 Freestar also. It has auto locks with the manual rear door close. You unlock the doors, and pull on the hatch latch to no avail. It's like the lock is jammed.

I have popped out the small square piece in the inside panel, but am sure what to do to manually release the latch, and am not sure if I can remove the entire inside panel while the door is closed.

If you have any instructions for a fix that you can share?

Thanks much!

 

mousehunt,

Check your email in a few minutes. I'll send the instructions and a couple pictures that might help.

Mike

 

Hi my lift gate handle just came off. Can someone please email me the diagrams and instructions.

Thank you!

 

Tussiri,

Check your email!

Mike

 

Hi,

My liftgate handle broke off oin a 2007 Freeestar. Could someone send me the intructions on how to put it back in place.

Thanks

 

Hate to say it, but I am having the same problem. Could someone send me the instructions?

 

mwf and tinker,

Drop me an email at minnesotamike at charter.net and I will send those instructions out to you today.