Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet s10. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the spare tire located under the vehicle detached. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the cable that held the tire in place was fractured. Also, the contact stated that the interior door handle on the front driver's side door was fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the door handle was replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs for the spare tire cable. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
2002 Chevrolet S10: doors won't lock, open or latch
11 of the 214 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet S10 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 79,412
- 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
First incident of third door handle assembly failure. Plastic assembly handle shattered during opening and door could not be opened. Second incident of failure was in february 2012. Same inferior plastic handle assembly cracked and shattered upon attemping to open third door and had to be replaced.
2002 chevy s10 ls crew cab the door strikers caved into the frame on both sides drivers side and passenger side.this happened with in one day of each other. On photographed inspection the steel had ripped in the shape of the clip behind the door strikers an obvious engineering flaw in design,I took it to the dealer who acknowledged the obvious design flaw launched a complaint with photos he took as well. Chevy said the truck was to old, evidently the doors can fall off your truck in 8 years and chevy does not care. I had to weld the steel my self since the doors would not shut. Chevy will be hit with a class action lawsuit eventually when someone falls out of their crappy truck. Unlike toyota who is taking care of their customers chevy will just give you the middle finger. I will never buy another chevy truck unless it is a 74 or under.shame on chevy for selling shotty cars and trucks no wonder they were going out of business. Now my door lock on the drivers side won't lock the plastic seat handle snapped off and the visors on both side the plastic mirror hinges just crumbled bad plastic I can live with but door strikers falling into the frame I just can't condone that. The 4 wheel drive has never worked right since day one ,what a piece of junk. A real waste of money didn't even last 10 years. Customer no service at chevy was a waste of time and frustrating. I do not believe that a safety issue such as the door strikers ripping out is an issue of being to old it is a safety issue period and needs to be taken care of by chevy.
I purchased this vehicle in new form from gallucci chevrolet in medina, oh. While still under warranty, the third door handle used to open the rear third door broke approximately three times. While still under warranty, I took it in the dealership to have it repaired on each occasion. When the vehicle ran out of warranty, the third door handle again broke, and to date has not been repaired due to cost. This incident apparently is widely known to be a problem with chevy, as the mechanics told me this is common in my vehicle, and upon speaking with others with the same vehicle, nearly every one has had the door handle break. This prohibits a third passenger from entering or exiting the vehicle or for me to open the back seat for groceries, etc.
My 3rd door latch has failed again!!! This is the 2nd time. The dealership I bought my truck from told me they keep a box load of these latches in stock because they break so often. Bad design!!!! Chevy needs to step up and provide a reliable replacement. If my son was back there and there was an emergency I would be unable to open the 3rd door.
Third door handle/latch keeps breaking making this door unusable. This handle has been replaced three times and is now broken again. Anyone using the jumpseat would be trapped in the vehicle and/or have a very difficult time exiting the vehicle in an emergency.
3 times my 3rd door latch has had to be replaced on my 2002 s10 pickup.
Third door latch breaks occasionally, preventing access, or egress to the rear seat. Latch must then be replaced before door can be opened. A person in that rear seat would be trapped. Part: door latch and handle replaced; old parts not available.
The third door latch has failed three times on my 2002 s10 chevrolet pickup VIN:1gcs19w629114870 as follows: 1st at 10,842 miles, 2nd around 40,000 miles repaired on 10,842 miles and the third time today at 57,175. I believe this presents a sever safety hazard should there be a fire and someone was in the rear seat because they may not get out as the door will not open. This door latch is non-metal and apparently prone to failure.
Drivers door latch has failed. No longer can latch, this could have been a issue at highway speeds of door coming open or rounding a curve. On 9-13-04 my 3rd door latch was also replaced due to breakage of handle .now to this date I have to replace the passenger door latch with the same failure of drivers door. The electronic system is not great and plastic latches. Some type of spring failure from dirt and water intrusion.
Door handle failure.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Chevrolet S10 door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2002 Chevrolet S10?
11 of 214 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet S10 (5%) 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 2002 Chevrolet S10?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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