Sticky door latch...

Pull off the upholstry,then the inner panel everythings right there. Probably just needs some lube. It does help to have some of those nylon upholstry tools to pop that panel. Got mine from Matco.

 

Some guys don't care. I worked at a big Co.(local job) some years ago. We had write-up slips for repairs. The night mechanics could not go home until all repairs were made. The lazy,uncaring,deadbeats wouldn't take the time to fill out the repair slip. I see some fine eqp. going to crap because of lack of interest. A little TLC,spray white lithium grease and plain old oil goes a long way.

 

Get new latches and keep them lubed. We have 4 05's and 2 of them have the same problem, especially on the passenger side where the door is not used much.

 

My 05 does the same thing on the passenger side. I've tried several kinds of lube but nothing works - so far.

 

My '07 379 has the same issues. I have to push up on the top part of the latch to get it to close. Latches fine when I do that. It started occasionally then now the driver's door does it every door opening. I have always kept lube in the jams and latches but I don't think lubrication is the issue here. I believe when I strip off the upholstery and get in to it, I will find a spring defective or stretched beyond it's normal useful length, etc.

 

The only spring on the jaws are the ones that you can see when you look at the jaw. One for the upper,one for the lower. Spray the spring with penetrating oil then close them with your hand,use the door handle to unlatch them. Keep doing this until they loosen up and they will loosen up. Once they are freed up use motor oil that way it will flow around in there. It will make a little mess but it will quit after a day or so.

 

Thanks, Admiral. I'll continue to grease it up. I have tried a couple diff penetrating spray lubes...PB Blaster and some really good stuff called Cen-E-Pac (or something like that). I've worked the latches after lubing using the handle but maybe I haven't done it enough.

 

I'm saying you might have to open and close those jaws 24-50 times but it should do it. The only ones i've had to replace had close to a million miles on them. Couple suggestions i do. Squirt motor oil on the top of your door hinge and let it run down,good sized mess,but worth it also i spray white lithium gease in the door locks,it lubes them plus it won't freeze. As far as the drivers door i use my key and the manual lock on a pretty regular basis just to keep them working. Years ago i had one seeze up,not fun. Put the window up and down,use the inside door handle all that stuff.