I just fixed this same problem.
Mazda 3 inside door handle broken.
The problem is a half open door latch that won t let the door unlock.
I snapped a lever inside and was no longer able to open the door from the outside so i went to a junk yard looking for a car like mine.
One is located here in the inner door handle.
The other is located here under the grab handle.
I have a 2010 mazda 3 whose inside door handle does not work.
Mazda 2003 mpv door locks.
One marvellous day i decided to open my car door bad idea.
The door opens fine from the outside so if we roll down the window from inside and pull the handle it ll open but here in the midwest when the colder weather hits that can be a deadend as sometimes the window will freeze.
The mazda 3 model is quite similar to the ford c1 platform that is globally represented.
Pull the door handle and release it letting it snap back several times.
Before you dive into removing your door try this.
Next grab a scraper or ideally a pair of trim pliers and begin to pop loose the top and backside of the door panel.
The handle cable or latch can be replaced separate once a visual inspection is done to see which has failed.
Fixing a broken car door handle.
Hyundai accent 5 door but did not find one i tried.
It happened to me 3 different times in a month so i got good at it.
Start by removing the two screws that secure the panel to the door.