Q: Door handle broke off

asked by on February 22, 2018

The inside handle on the drivers side door won’t open the door and now the outside handle has broke off. Since the outside one broke off so I have to get a new one or can it be put back on? And isn’t fixing the interior handle a simple fix? Trying to figure out what I can do MYSELF to at least get it to where we can open the door
My car has an automatic transmission.

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