Safety hazard with inside door handle will not open door

Though you might get a better response from a Chevy or GM Truck group.

From a Toyota truck owner's point of view, usually it's a plastic piece that holds the rod tip from falling out that breaks due to age. I don't know if it's the same on a Cheyenne, but that's what usually happens on a Toyota.

With the door panel removed, try opening the door with the inside latch when the window is up or down. If it works with the panel off, check to see what could be hindering the latch handle rod. Also lubricating any moving parts might help.

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Yesterday I purchased a new door handle for $25 at Chevy as well as a used driver door mirror at a boneyard and installed both. The problem with the door handle was a crack at the pivot point that has the spring inside. So the pivot point is hollow and not 360 degrees around but less than 270 degrees plus it is made of plastic, definitely the weak link of the mechanism. The handle pulls in when you are expecting to push the door open which leaves it to soon fail. The handle should rotate up or down not inwards. What was Chevy engineer thinking?

Gary

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