Looking through the crack at the latch i think that s the word for it the metal part that goes inside the door when you move the handle it won t retract into the door completely.
Front door wont open from inside or outside.
Roll the window down and carefully push the door panel away at the top right above the latch rear of door then look down inside the door at the latch and figure out which rod fell of the latch.
There will either be a screw in the center of the handle or a retaining clip on the back side of the handle.
Then the door stopped opening altogether.
Look for a screw in the bezel under the handle lever.
This is usually easier to do from the inside especially if you ve got either harsh weather or glaring sunlight outside.
Remove the window crank in cars with manual windows.
How to fix an exterior door that won t open.
If there are no gaps anywhere around the door you may have swollen wood or frozen hardware.
Remove the inner door handle.
Eventually it just stopped opening from the outside completely and someone would have to open it from the inside.
Gaps along the top of the door on the doorknob side and along the bottom on the.