Well I had the souble doozy hatch issue on my 01. Hatch won't open and window wouldn't roll down. Bought it used this way, had the hatch handle replaced once and it lasted for 3 months. Had popped off the high trim pieces on the interior of the hatch but stalled trying to figure out how to get the big panel off. Today I tackled it and some bent nose pliers did the trick for popping the bottom off first then worig around the edges, finally lightly getting the the weatherstripping and bit from beside to window. I had been watching lots of videos and reading forums about the window and hatch issue and as soon as I removed the metal panel, took off that stupid ebrake mechanism, and liquid wrenched the parts inside the window mechanism, the window went right down. Now...the door. Pulled on the cable-nothing. Got my head lamp out and hosed the interior of the actuator(?) by pulling the cable out enough to get the straw inside, let it sit for a few minutes, lubed it again, hit it with a wrench a couple times (you never know), then pulled the cable again and the door popped open. The actuator doohickey definitely is getting replaced with an aftermarket upgrade since it won't latch now, and I'll put in a aftermarket metal before replacing it with the same crappy plastic dealership parts. Bungees will hold her closed until then. So stoked I didn't need to go ******* style, and saved a bunch of dough doing it myself.