A jammed door latch, often caused by slight misalignment from regular use, can be easily fixed by homeowners. By loosening ...

Q: I have a patio door handle that is all screwed up. The thing hardly even locks anymore. Can I repair the lock, or do I have to buy a new one? A: It depends. It’s cheaper to repair it, but you ...

Ford is recalling 280,000 of its popular F-150 pickups because a failure in the door handle could allow the doors to open in a crash. The recall affects 2009 and 2010 models built between Jan. 18, ...

Instead of a simple, familiar mechanical latch, it’s now common for a car’s exterior door handles to remain flush against the door until the car is unlocked, requiring an electric motor to open. On ...

In some ways, the humble door handles we use to open our vehicles haven’t changed much in over five decades. In others, today’s modern handles represent a leap forward in technology. In the formative ...