DavidLaw

I ran into this problem. I had removed the interior driver's side door panel and disconnected the cable, ready to install a replacement door handle (the old one just failed breaking the metal). The door then closed and clicked, leaving me no access to open the door. The fix I found (forget the credit card idea) was to take two pairs of vice grips, hold the sleeve of the cable with one and the ball on the end of the cable with the other and pull sharply. This unlatched the door sufficiently for me to open it as usual from the outside.