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How can you repair the front driver's side door when the latch does not catch?
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∙ 10y ago
Read on another site, to simply lubricate the latch excessively with WD40 and then continue to open and close door handle until the latch releases and catches. I just tried this minutes ago with my Pontiac sunfire and sat in my car held the door closed and pulled the open & close door handle in and out until the latch caught. It worked great !! Now the door latch catchs without a problem. Apparently, some latchs just need to be lubricated quite often. Hope this helps.
Added: WD40 is NOT a lubricant. You can use it to clean out the latch, but then have to put a lubricant after drying.
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