This car is available in different body styles namely the five door hatchback and the four door sedan which is being marketed in europe as the coupe style.
Mazda 3 inside door handle broken.
Fixing a broken car door handle.
Start by removing the two screws that secure the panel to the door.
It happened to me 3 different times in a month so i got good at it.
Next grab a scraper or ideally a pair of trim pliers and begin to pop loose the top and backside of the door panel.
I snapped a lever inside and was no longer able to open the door from the outside so i went to a junk yard looking for a car like mine.
The mazda 3 model is quite similar to the ford c1 platform that is globally represented.
One marvellous day i decided to open my car door bad idea.
I have a 2010 mazda 3 whose inside door handle does not work.
Before you dive into removing your door try this.
I just fixed this same problem.
One is located here in the inner door handle.
Mazda 2003 mpv door locks.
The problem is a half open door latch that won t let the door unlock.
Pull the door handle and release it letting it snap back several times.
The other is located here under the grab handle.
It also shares similarities with the latest model of the volvo s4 and the european ford focus.
If the concern is just the interior handle then the door panel needs to be replaced to address this.