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miamistu

Driver's Door Won't Close

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miamistu

Hi,

 

Got up to go to work today and opened the drivers side door. I was a little forceful as it was frozen and I heard a crack or a snap when it opened. Now it won't stay shut - the locking mechanism doesn't hold it in place as if the handle was in the open position.

 

I've not got a haynes to hand and a forum search has revealed nothing.

 

Does anybody know what's gone wrong?

 

It's not too urgent as I ended up walking to work (in the freezing cold! :)) so can't check it out properly until tonight.

 

Thanks,

 

Stuart :lol:

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TT205

Over the years I've gone to work several times with the door held shut with rope - it's always been because it's frozen - shuts fine when temperature warms up a bit!!

 

never made a nasty snapping noise though

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steve@cornwall

Check that the lock pin on the body hasn't become loose - may have moved inwards when shutting the door with a tight (frozen) mech

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miamistu
Over the years I've gone to work several times with the door held shut with rope - it's always been because it's frozen - shuts fine when temperature warms up a bit!!

 

never made a nasty snapping noise though

 

I'm praying that's the case. I'm hoping the noise was just ice breaking when I opened the car :)

 

 

Check that the lock pin on the body hasn't become loose - may have moved inwards when shutting the door with a tight (frozen) mech

 

It's not the pin on the body, I has a look at that. It's definately the door - if I shut the mechanism with a screwdriver it doesn't stay in the locked position. :lol:

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hengti

sounds like a door card off job - there are several bits of plastic in the door that operate the locking mechanism which are connected via a stiff wire rod - could be one of the plastic assemblies has snapped and released the rod or the rod has otherwise come free - ?

 

sorry - really difficult to explain and visualise but should be obvious(ish) how it works once you've got the door card off

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miamistu

Arse - If it's not fixed itself when I get in tonight I'll whip off the card and have a nosy :)

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Simes

You may get away with just removing the trim around the handle before removing the card itself.

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miamistu

Huzzah, I don't have to do anything - the magic car fairy fixed it while I was at work :D

 

Looks like TT205 was right :)

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welshpug

check that the handle itself is returning properly, the outer bit normally does but not the inner.

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