anybody had this problem with their door?

Is the door dropping at all? Does it "pop" when you open it? You have to "bump" it from the outside to open? or close? Sounds like it's pretty tight, maybe too tight. New weather stripping on it?

Have you tried adjusting the striker?

Sounds to me the latch assembly is binding. The drop is a good thing to check out too, as stated above. Open your door and lift up on it. There should be very little slop. The bushings or pins get worn out. Try shooting Hissin50 a PM, he is doing major work on his doors right now.

The striker pin on the body that the door latches to is adjustable. You just loosen it up, move it and tighten it back. I use vise grips for this, just clamp on the end of it, do not scar up the surface where the latch contacts it.

The plastic handles on the outside do break easily. I use the corner of it on the end the rod is attached to. This way you dont stress the plastic.


Seeing as how you can afford to pay someone to wash your car, why not just take it to the body shop and tell them to fix it ASAP!