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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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Door handles freezing stuck?

Anyone having a problem with their door handles freezing in place? This is happening to my '04 SCAB on nights when it's been wet and warm and then goes below freezing overnight (like last night). There's no visible ice on the outside of the handles, and it's not a lock problem - the handles are just frozen and won't pull until you really yank on them to break them free. I don't have any signs of excess humidity or condensation in the truck to make me think I have a leak somewhere.

Anyone had this problem and if so, had any success in spraying something somewhere to keep it from happening? I'm thinking WD-40 or silicone spray but I'm not really sure where to apply it because there's no visible ice and once they've been broken free they move perfectly fine (until the next morning!).
 
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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Mine freeze like that too. I just yank em open. I'd be careful about spraying anything on the plastic of the handles, it might take the finish off or melt it.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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Yeah I've had this problem a couple times. I don't really know what the solution is but I usually end up going through the passenger side. Kinda annoying.
 
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