Astro Van Door Latch Stuck

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Astro van door latch stuck.

Rear door handle broke on the little arm thing. The truck in the video is a ford supercab with rear suicide door. Ensure that the weatherstrip fits into the corner and matches the corner of the radius of the body flange. More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch.

Answered by a verified chevy mechanic. Ask your own chevy question. Usually caused by a broken cable housing preventing you from triggering the latch. Then pull on the lever as if you were going to open the door while putting pressure on the screwdriver to pop the latch open.

The latch is stuck open so that it does not close and it does not latch either. My 1999 chevy astro minivan the metal plates on my driver s side front passenger door got pushed up inside the areas where. Tighten the screws that retain the panel to the door to 2 n m 18 lb in. I have a 1989 chevy pick up and the drivers side door will not latch.

Customer reply replied 11 years ago. I m assuming your van is the passenger version with the full garnish molding around the perimeter of the doors. The door has sagged and i replaced the hinge pins and bushings. Do you know how to remove the door panel.

Once the door is open try to actuate the door latch with the handle. Video shows the removal process for repair. The handle or knob must be jiggled to unstick the latch. The hatch button does not work and neither does the key.

The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob. The rear door hatch on my 1994 chevy astro van will not open. Some people call this cab style. If that s the case the molding is held on by both screws and push in retainer clips.

The knob will not turn to retract the stuck door latch. Can you access the latch thats stuck sort of easy.