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Old 12-16-01, 07:06 AM
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Unhappy Passanger Front Door Doesn't Close Proporly

Hey guys this has been happening A LOT recently since about 1 week before my window was broken, when you close the passanger door, quite often it doesn't close all the way, it only clicks onto the first latch.. but the door isn't closed. It takes a lot more force to close it than any of the other doors... i think its sticky sorta... what should i do? i guess i shoudl take it to the dealer but my dad has had a lot of problems with the 1994 LS400 that the dealer could never fix so i'm worried this door will never be fixed!! :eek:

thanks for the help guys

but, important info: it was happening before the window broke im sure, so it has nothing to do with that.
Old 12-16-01, 07:24 AM
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Sasha, are the things that hold the door to the body (sorry, I lost the english word) a bit dry??
Maybe they need some lubrication?
Old 12-16-01, 09:25 AM
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Sasha, door hinges can need adjustment, maybe they got knocked out of whack when the window was broken. Dealer should be able to fix this no problem.
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Door hinges was the word I was looking for!!
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thanks man but this happened before the window was broken and didnt get any worse since.. i think it has something to do with teh latch..?
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I think you will be better of going to the dealer and letting them look at it.
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Originally posted by LexusRules
thanks man but this happened before the window was broken and didnt get any worse since.. i think it has something to do with teh latch..?
Right the latch often doesn't 'catch' properly when the door is misaligned on the hinges. This happened a couple of times on my old Prelude and once on my Acura Legend Coupe.
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ok thanks man i'll have the dealer look into it
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