The door latch, that holds your door shut.The wells on them broke and the passenger door came open while going down the road.Big concern had to get it rewelded
2001 Chevrolet S10: doors won't lock, open or latch
13 of the 308 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet S10 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 60,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
The door latches have faulty springs that break causing the doors on vehicle not to shut or can come open. Have 2 vehicles with same problem. The other is 2002 pontiac grand am which has a gm door lock. These door latches on these are the
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet s-10. The contact stated that the front driver side door would not latch closed. Upon examining the vehicle. The contact noticed that the latch on the exterior was cracked. The latch on the passenger door was also experiencing the same failure. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 163,502.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet s-10. The contact stated the plastic third rear door latch would continuously fracture from the vehicle. The contact would have the latch replaced and after the fall and winter seasons, the latch would fracture again. The dealer advised the failure was caused by the material used in the design of the latch. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.
I have a 2001 chevorlet extreme "s-10". It has the third door behind the drivers door, in the last two years, I have had to replace the door handle for the third door atleast 6 times. The third door is not used regularly, but again, atleast 6 times in the past two years it has snapped at the hinges.
Chevy s10 3rd door you have 3 service bulletin on this problem the door handle breaks this is the 3rd handle I have had to replace.
I simply tried to open the third door to my chevy s-10 extended cab and the plastic door handle completely broke off. I have not been able to open my door since then.
I have a 2001 chevrolet s-10 pick-up with 4-doors and 4wd. Vehicle has been well taken care of with no damage. The metal door post frame where the door latch is attached is disintegrating due to what appears to be a very thin metal section. It appears that the door may soon come open during a right turn due to a failure of the dorr latch mechanism. This may cause substantial injury and vehicle damage.
Latch on the 3rd door breaks and the door will not open. This is a very weak component.
I have 2 gm trucks in my family. Both have had the same problem with all the door hinges - the hinge pins lock up and the doors will not open or close without deforming the body. I have been told (when I went in for repair at a dealership) that this is a standard repair for all gm trucks. The risk to the passenger is that the sheetmetal weakens and the hinge rips from the body of the truck.
2001 chevrolet s10 zr2 package .brake lights dont work, fuses blown for door locks and mirrors, smoke was coming from driver side firewall. Took to shop to have them check wires. They said nothing was wrong with wires. Driving lights turn on by themself while car is not running, cannot shut off headlights, had to disconnect headlights. Took to another shop. Has been in shop for over a week now and they said our wiring harness was melted. Some kind of white lubricant or silicone is inside of harness? We have pictures to prove it. And we will get a report from the mechanic shop. I only have 45,000 miles on my truck. I am a very unhappy customer. Please help!
The door latch on the third door breaks away from the internal mechanism. Materials are too weak.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Chevrolet S10 door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2001 Chevrolet S10?
13 of 308 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet S10 (4%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Chevrolet S10?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Chevrolet S10
ABS 17Stalling 15Brake failure 13Fuel gauge 12Won't start 10No deployment 8Fuel pump 8Loss of power 8Check engine light 7Ball joint 6Grinding brakes 6
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