The door latch cable is essential because it lets you the vehicle's door. It is attached to the door handle's lever and the door latch which tells the latter to open when you pull the handle.
Door latch cable functionThere are often two release handles that allow you to open the door to your vehicle. The handles are installed inside and outside of the vehicle and are linked to the door latch by a linkage. It also includes retainers on both ends of the door latch cable that fall into place on the release handle and latch. So when you pull the handle, the door latch cable is pulled to unbind the latch.
Common issues with a damaged door latch cableA damaged door latch cable can cause the retainers or cable to wear out or rust.