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1998 GMC 2500 driver side door won't open from inside

The door won't open when the handle is pulled but it will open from the outside

  • Anonymous Mar 24, 2014

    driver door only opens from outside, the cable is off

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Standard problem; must replace the handle on the inside which entails drilling out rivets, etc. Easier to have a mechanic do it and the cost is around 150$... kind of worth it when you try to do it yourself. Let the problem go longer and the handle, itself, just lies there in a retarded fashion. Basically, the inside of the door latch has a piece of plastic that breaks off. Go figure. Build cheap ****; expect bad results.

This should have been made from a higher density material to offset this problem.

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