Savana 3500 V8-6.6L DSL Turbo VIN 6 (2007)
The front door striker may be adjusted to far in, out, up, down or improperly shimmed.
Correction
Center the front striker to the front door latch using the steps above in Correction 3.
Condition 5
The inside sliding door handle feels locked and will not open the door, but the door will open using the outside door handle.
The child safety lock may be engaged as shown in the above graphic.
Disengage the child safety lock and educate the customer on the operation of the child safety lock.
The sliding door may not open when using the outside handle.
There may be several causes relating to why the sliding door may not open when using the outside handle which are listed below:
The main spring for the front latch assembly may be separated or wrapped around the inside handle.
The lock rods may become loose or disconnected from the rear latch.
The rear lock rod may be out of adjustment.
Inspect, replace any broken components and adjust the rear lock rod if necessary.
Open the rear sliding door using inside door handle.
Remove the interior sliding door trim panel. Refer to Sliding Rear Side Door Trim Panel Replacement in SI.
Inspect and replace any broken components. Refer to SI for further information when replacing any broken components.
Make adjustments to the rear lock rod if needed.
Open the lock rod retaining clip.
Remove the lock rod from the retaining clip.
Pull the lock rod with slight tension to remove any slack in lock rod.
Engage the lock rod (threaded part) back into the retaining clip.
Close the retaining clip around the threads on the lock rod.
