Three problems related to door hinge have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet S10. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet s-10 pick up. The contact stated that the driver side door hinges were fracturing from the vehicle and the doors were glued to the frame instead of welded. The contact stated that the driver side door could fall off while driving and cause a crash. The contact called the manufacturer and the manufacturer informed the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The failure and current mileage was 174,500.
I have a 2001 chevorlet extreme "s-10". It has the third door behind the drivers door, in the last two years, I have had to replace the door handle for the third door atleast 6 times. The third door is not used regularly, but again, atleast 6 times in the past two years it has snapped at the hinges.
I have 2 gm trucks in my family. Both have had the same problem with all the door hinges - the hinge pins lock up and the doors will not open or close without deforming the body. I have been told (when I went in for repair at a dealership) that this is a standard repair for all gm trucks. The risk to the passenger is that the sheetmetal weakens and the hinge rips from the body of the truck.