Cannot get out of car once inside from passenger side. I have two children whom lives are in danger when they are riding this car with me. Because once the door is closed it cannot be reopened from the inside with pulling on the handle numerous amounts of times in hopes that it will eventually unlock.

Update from Dec 19, 2010: car dealership wants to charge me $989.00 to fix my car doors and locks. Woody Anderson Ford in Huntsville,Alabama is not a dealership I would refer anyone to.

How embarrassing was it to either have to climb through the passenger side or climb through the window to enter my car?! Let me tell you. It started to mess up the winter previous to repair. So, sometimes the handle would not work, i would have to climb across my seats and try not to get snow, slush and/or salt all over my seats. Then, I had to locate a handle from a junk yard, because I couldn't afford to buy a whole new assembly. On top of that, the replacement is already on its last leg! Love my car, HATE this problem!

I think that a recall should be made for this problem. My brother has a 2000 Ford Explorer with the same problem. Massachusetts now requires the door handle to be working in order to get a current inspection sticker.(I found this out 2 weeks before I needed one, so of course I got a rejection sticker.) If both my brother and I have this problem, I am assuming other owners of Ford Explorers have similar problems with their door handles. Ford should fix this problem at no cost to the owners if this is a reoccurring problem, especially now that Massachusetts has heightened its inspection sticker requirements.