Sliding door stuck/jammed open!!

[TaragoEm]

My 12 year old daughter ripped the side sliding door open on my 1998 tarago. It is now stuck open and has been pouring rain all day :S does any one know how o fix this issue? I have looked in the manual and googled but with no luck :( please please please please help me. Or alternatively who would I call to come out and fix this problem? Thanks so much for reading :) Emma.

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It is going to be tricky to get into the door cavity with it locked open. When you pull the handle does it feel right? is there any extra tension on the handle or anything. Where the door locks open on the latch, is there anything jammed in there, it's possible that something has fallen down into the track and is now putting pressure on the locking mechanism. You can even try pushing on the door while pulling the handle to release any pressure on the latch.

if you need to call someone you should get out a locksmith, it would be cheaper if you can drive to them as you would save a call out fee but that might not be possible with the door stuck open :) If you do need one I can try give you a number for some one that can do the job but I would need to know what area you are in, hopefully you can get it working though.

[ledgend]

if its not the soft close electic door , it will probably be the hinge that runs down the side of bus the spring looses tension and jams might be a matter of moving it with your finger to get it sliding again .it will probably be bent it can be removed and replaced