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
Chevrolet S10 door locks problems
76 of the 5,662 owner complaints about the Chevrolet S10 describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 2003 model year.
- owner complaints
- 76
- worst model year
- 2003
- typical mileage
- 60,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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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 2003 chevrolet s10. The contact stated that the driver side door latch failed and collapsed into the latch panel due to defective material. As a result, the latch was not able to enter into the secure compartment. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was not available.
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.
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.
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 2003 chevrolet s-10. The contact stated that the plastic interior rear driver side door handle fractured numerous times. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer eight times to have the handle replaced yet the failure would recur immediately after repairs. The contact stated there were numerous complaints online regarding the failure for the year, make and model. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet s10 extended cab. The third door handle on the driver side broke as the contact attempted to open the door. The handle broke at least five times and had to be replaced the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 86,000. Updated 03/16/11
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet s10. The contact stated that the lower hinge pin on the passenger side door continued working its way upward which caused the door to rattle abnormally. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer in regards to the issue. In addition, the contact stated that the plastic rear door handle continued to fracture from the vehicle. The door handle was replaced with the same type of plastic door handle. The contact was concerned because there was not a metal replacement handle available and believed the plastic would only continue to fracture. The failure mileage was 64,720 and the current mileage was 84,780.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet S10 door locks
Which Chevrolet S10 years have doors won't lock, open or latch problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2003 (14 complaints), 2000 (13 complaints) and 2001 (13 complaints).
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