[QUOTE] macmikeman wrote: I switched from Ford vans to Chevy vans last time I picked one up (1.5 Yrs ago). So far I am happy with the performance with one exception. The rear doors on my Chevy Express 3500 van open all the way to 180 deg from the closed position...whenever the wind is blowing moderate to hard as the doors can suddenly blow all the way out and smack into the cars parked on each side of you. [/QUYOTE]
We just bought a GMC van and took two months for both rear door hinges to get cracks in the tiny little stop blocks because of the same thing.
Our old ford van had a steel rod that we could disconnect to let the doors open 180º. The new GMC just swings open.
After three return visits to the dealer,(they screwed pieces of drive belt to strap the doors to stop at 90º) they finally agreed to replace the hinges this week.
I'll be putting steel cable straps on the doors to stop the doors from opening too far.
