The inside of
the driver's door on a 2003 Dodge Stratus 4-door
sedan.
This car had power windows and power door
locks.
We removed
the plug inside the door handle.
Under the plug there was a
Phillips head screw.
Then we removed the
plastic plug in the door lever trim piece, and
removed the Phillips screw behind it.
We removed
three Phillips screws on the bottom edge of the
door panel.
Using a door removal tool,
we pried the door panel away from the metal
door shell.
Normally a mechanic
would start
prying at the bottom corner on the striker side
of the door (i.e. away from the hinges).
We removed the
connecting rod from the back of the door lever.
To disconnect this rod the plastic clip is
swiveled away and the metal rod can be lifted
out.
We
disconnected the wiring harness by squeezing the
plastic tab and pulling firmly.
Back view of the
door shell.
The black sheet is a dust cover.
This cover needs to be pulled away to access the
parts inside the door, such as the power window
motor.
Back view of the
Dodge Stratus front door panel.
Rear Door:
We popped the
plastic plug and removed the Phillips screw from
the door handle.
Then we removed
the plug and screw from the trim piece behind
the door lever.
There were only
two screws at the bottom of the door panel.
Then we used the
door removal tool to pry the door panel away
from the metal door shell.
Once all the
snap connectors were removed, we lifted the
door panel upwards about a half-inch so the upper lip
would be freed.
Then we were able to pull the
door panel away from the door.
We released
the door lever connecting rod by rotating the
plastic clip.
We disconnected
the wiring harness by pressing on the
release tab and pulling.
A view of the
back of the door panel.
Like the front
doors, the back doors have a rubber dust shield,
which needs to be peeled away to work inside.
