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Driver's Door Hard to Open

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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 07:07 AM
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Driver's Door Hard to Open

I know this should be covered by my warranty but I am curious if anybody else has had this problem. I tried to open my driver's door and couldn't get the door handle to work. I pressed as hard as I could and the door wouldn't open. I tried locking and unlocking but it still didn't work. I finally went around to the passenger side, reached through and opened from the inside. This has happened intermittently several times. After the last time, I tried slamming the door really hard and that seemed to solve the issue for the next opening. I've been closing the door hard since and it hasn't recurred.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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Both of my doors are hard to open lately and its getting worse. Will have the dealer take a look at the next service cycle.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 05:58 PM
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From the similar issues read about this happens when the door latch needs to be lubed. There are a couple of other threads describing where to apply the oil.
 
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