drivers door not closing

[gooldie]

Hope there is a simple fix to this opened up the car this morning and it has been very cold overnight ( car completely frozen) when i went to shut the driers door it wouldn't close. The latch in side the door didn't appear to be catching. is this anyone else has come across and is there a quick fix?

[philroach]

quick fix is wait for lock to thaw out ,moisture has got into the lock and frozen , worse case scenario , it wont even open, same with windows not winding down etc

[gooldie]

its just unusual that it was only the drivers door! is there anything i can do to stop it happening again?

[philroach]

parking it in a less exposed direction might help ?

[RS4XS]

I too had this but with the passenger side, But it was not frozen, does it every now and again for some reason, simply doesnt catch.

[andyt]

My passenger door does it sometimes. It appears that the more you slam it, the less likely it is to close properly. Just pushing it gently closed works fine.

[drybeer]

Lubricate the mechanism in the short run.

If eventually you're out of patience a new door latch is on the cards!.

[volkscraft]

I get the same problem, Always when frosted overnight, and gently gently works but slamming/firm closing doesn't.