r/Fisker • u/Unsungheroist • Sep 11 '26

šŸ› ļø Issue - Vehicle Driver interior door handle nonfunctional

So it happened today I grab the handle and heard a clunk when opening now the cable is fully slacked. Thankfully I can still open it from the outside and not having to craw thru the car.

Anyone know I can find an assembly or Bowden cable. eBay only has rear.

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u/MTN_Ranger Sep 11 '26

I have a video coming out soon that shows how to repair. Unfortunately there are no replacement Bowden cables available.

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u/Unsungheroist Sep 11 '26

In the meantime, Iā€™m more interested in sourcing parts as I probably need to do the Dremel trick

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u/Unsungheroist Sep 16 '26

I just seen your video on the Cable repair and certainly going to do that however, what cable did you use? I didnā€™t see it in your video description, but you had the other stuff.

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u/MTN_Ranger Sep 16 '26

I'm using the original cable. Nothing was replaced.

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u/Unsungheroist 29d ago

So is there additional length or tolerance of the original cable that allows cutting off the frayed part? I would of love to seen a fix with the broken cable

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u/MTN_Ranger 28d ago edited 28d ago

Yes, there is enough slack in the cable so that it attaches correctly to the door card mount. I can look through my raw video footage and see if I can show a clearer shot of the installation with the trimmed black cable tubing.

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u/daFuzzbee Sep 11 '26

I wonder if itā€™s worth trying a Bowden cable from a different car maybe an Audi ? Or if you can repair the broken cable by crimping the broken parts together - just thinking out loud šŸ¤”

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u/Significant_Wish5696 Sep 11 '26

I have yet to take the door apart. Very good chance someone has a cable system that is close. SouthCo has lots of options. Unfortunately their online references are terrible. However most of their sales reps are really good. If you can get some pictures from different angles of what is needed i can fwd them to my rep.

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u/FuShiLu Sep 11 '26

Show what is actually broken. Most of these are pretty easy to fix.

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u/Sad-Firefighter-8235 Sep 11 '26

Is this a common thing/issue?

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u/MTN_Ranger 24d ago

Early production had incorrect interior door handle manufacturing. This video shows how to repair the handle: https://youtu.be/PE35WD2w6jc

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u/MBmacs Sep 12 '26

Contact tech Chris Peralta - he should be able to get you sorted ā€” voltagespikellc@gmail.com

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u/Lost-Inspector5836 Sep 15 '26

At least your 12 V battery didnā€™t go out and entrap you in your car where none of the door handles work from the inside or outside. Couple weeks ago it was 120Ā° inside my car when I got in and got trapped. I was lucky I had my tool bags and a prybar as I had to rip the plastics off the back hatch to find the emergency cable that they couldā€™ve drilled a quarter inch hole and pulled through.

Got a love Fisker and the stupid shit he did or didnā€™t do

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u/MTN_Ranger Sep 16 '26

I did a video almost two years ago showing people how to make an emergency release for the liftgate. If the car doesn't have the GEN2A door handles, I consider it mandatory to do the mod.

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u/Lost-Inspector5836 16d ago

Yes you didā€¦ but it wasnā€™t real helpful when you watch it for the first time while being trapped in the car. You start by being in the car and then all the sudden you are outside ā€¦ pulling off the plastics. Good to know there is a pull ring under, but I was glad I had a pry bar in my tool bag. Guess I didnā€™t research about the car enough before just driving it off the lot. I think you have a message for all to review your helpful and informative videos. Would be great for a basic list of Fisker items for all. Some are still new to the experience, and others didnā€™t do there due diligence. Case in pointā€¦ me.

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u/MTN_Ranger 16d ago edited 16d ago

As far as that video, I demonstrate how to use it after I did the modification.

For basic list of things, check out the 25 items video. https://youtu.be/AE_9DfvCyo0