Whacky door latch blues
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From: Parker, Co
Whacky door latch blues
I don't know if any of you have experienced this but...
whenever the temp drops below 0F, my door latches very oddly. They'll open fine but sometimes they won't latch back down when hitting the striker. The only way to get them straightened out is to either fiddle with them or put the car in the garage and let it warm up a bit. So far only the trunk latch and the driver's door are affected.
Anyone else having this problem.
whenever the temp drops below 0F, my door latches very oddly. They'll open fine but sometimes they won't latch back down when hitting the striker. The only way to get them straightened out is to either fiddle with them or put the car in the garage and let it warm up a bit. So far only the trunk latch and the driver's door are affected.
Anyone else having this problem.
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Have you tried to lubricate them?
A small can of spray on WHITE LITHIUM GREASE works wonderfully.
Spry it on the latch and on the stricker, all your hinges, the sunroof rails. Whit Lithium works for all of these.
Spry it on the latch and on the stricker, all your hinges, the sunroof rails. Whit Lithium works for all of these.
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Its just water coming down into the latch
Audi seems to have forgotten that some of these precious cars may be left outside from time to time and designed a latch that is exposed to rain water.
This happens to me at least once/winter and it's just plain stupid. No other car I've owned has had door latches freeze (sure the seals will freeze and stick, but the latch?).
This happens to me at least once/winter and it's just plain stupid. No other car I've owned has had door latches freeze (sure the seals will freeze and stick, but the latch?).
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