Chevy Silverado Door Wont Open From Inside Or Outside

He goes out about 3 pm to check it and the door is completely closed and will not open from the outside or the inside.

Chevy silverado door wont open from inside or outside.

Drivers door won t open. And neither one would open with the inside or outside handle. It feels as if there is nothing there or no tension on anything. Roll the window down and carefully push the door panel away at the top right above the latch rear of door then look down inside the door at the latch and figure out which rod fell of the latch.

Ep 8 does your door not want to lock or unlock. Chevy truck forum silverado sierra gmc truck forums. Once you get the inside door panel off you will have access to the latch and be able to open the door for the inspection. Be careful not to break the clips.

This video is for when you can t open your door from either the inside or the outside not both if you can t open your door from both the inside and outside. I am glad that my door doesn t have to be bungee strapped just where i can ride down the road but not being able to open it at all is not a good thing. I ve got the door panel peeled back as far as possible and i can get my hand on the cable that goes to the inside. Manipulate the handles and check the linkage and latch release mechanism.

Forgot to add the first morning that i discovered the non shutting door i. However when it is in the unlocked position i still cannot open my drivers door from the inside or the outside. She started the engine back up put it into drive then park again and then the driver s door could be opened. The lock on my door still goes up and down as if it can be locked and unlocked.

You can take a long screw driver of piece of drill rod and manipulate the lever that opens the latch to get the door open and make repairs as needed. I have also tried using my key in the keyhole on the outside but still nothing. In this video i go over each individual step on how to replace a door latch on a 2008 silverado crew cab. Dec 18 2010 2 49am.

Typically you have space to use a special tool but you will only have a small amount of space to work with.