Really Cold - Door Struggles to Close
 

Hey all,
Did a quick search and didnt find anything, so I have a question for y'all.
Located in chicago, where its a ball zapping -3 degrees outside today (well this morning). Go to warm up the car, so I open the door and turn the car on, and shut the door, only to have it bounce back. Give it another push; bounces back. Slam the damn thing, only to have it shut. Now i dont want to keep slamming my door shut, so, is there any solution that would fix this, like a recommended grease on the latch, etc. Thanks in advance!


Before i forget...Its a
2006 TL.

this has happened to me once and it was actually so cold that no matter what I did the door would not close so i had to drive home while holding my door opened, and shiffting gears. It was a challenge but I wasnt too far from home.

on the fix I cant help you. it only happened once and it was actually -45C (-49F) outside so I dont know what the fuck I was doing outside at that time anyways.

try something like deep creep, pb-blaster or similar type oil spray lubricant on the latch assemby in the door
Also spray the door hinges and the key lock
This prevents freezing of moisture in the parts, the oil keeps out water and has a low freeze point itself

Some cars experience stuck parking brakes- check the rubber boot at rear hub where the line enters the backing plate. If torn, water gets in and freezes

On the rubber weatherstrip to the doors trunk and hood, apply silicone spray (on a rag) to all the rubber, and some qd/detail spray or car wax where the painted surface and the rubber seal contact
This will prevent freezing together of those parts~

mine bounces once or twice too when its <10 degrees F out. its the car begging you to not force it to drive in the cold.

Thanks dude!
When it warms up over the weekend, im going to apply some spary lubricant to the latches, and rub down the weatherstripping with silcone.

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