Hey guys,
Couldn't get my passenger side door to shut last night and had to drive home with my seatbelt threaded through the interior door handle to keep it closed. Feels like there are no obstructions at any point until the latch mechanism meets the striker then "THUD". The door just bounces off and will not even attempt to latch. I tried getting it to close the nice way pressing the release button on the outside handle and guiding it slowly to the striker plate before attempting to push it on. No luck. Tried the caveman way slamming it harder a few times with no luck either. Did a search and found a few write ups from people with door closing issues in cold weather when the rubber door seals harden. I live in Hawaii and the resistance definitely feels like it's coming from the point where latch meets the striker plate. Another write up said to blast away any grease build up that may be restricting the spring inside the latch mechanism. Tried that this morning and still no luck. The latch mechanism seems to have smooth action and looks clean. The door looks to be aligned as well. When I guide the door slowly to shut it, the latch mechanism seems to line up with the striker plate. It looks the same as the other door which works just fine. Have any of you had any experience with this? Any advice is greatly appreciated! :icon_peace:
Edit: Sorry guys forgot to mention, this is a 1997 D90 LE
Couldn't get my passenger side door to shut last night and had to drive home with my seatbelt threaded through the interior door handle to keep it closed. Feels like there are no obstructions at any point until the latch mechanism meets the striker then "THUD". The door just bounces off and will not even attempt to latch. I tried getting it to close the nice way pressing the release button on the outside handle and guiding it slowly to the striker plate before attempting to push it on. No luck. Tried the caveman way slamming it harder a few times with no luck either. Did a search and found a few write ups from people with door closing issues in cold weather when the rubber door seals harden. I live in Hawaii and the resistance definitely feels like it's coming from the point where latch meets the striker plate. Another write up said to blast away any grease build up that may be restricting the spring inside the latch mechanism. Tried that this morning and still no luck. The latch mechanism seems to have smooth action and looks clean. The door looks to be aligned as well. When I guide the door slowly to shut it, the latch mechanism seems to line up with the striker plate. It looks the same as the other door which works just fine. Have any of you had any experience with this? Any advice is greatly appreciated! :icon_peace:
Edit: Sorry guys forgot to mention, this is a 1997 D90 LE