Door wont close - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Redline322 · 01-23-2011, 07:57 PM

Hey guys, I was getting ready to lock up my car for the night and the lock was tough to push down on the drivers rear door and now the door wont latch shut. I was wondering if someone could post a diagram of how to remove the latch or tell me how so I can get this figured out before a snow storm hits tomorrow night and I'll have to shovel the inside of my car out.

speedy25 · 01-23-2011, 08:40 PM

Japanese cars are notorious for getting water in the latches and freezing.
Use WD40 to remove the water after you thaw the latch. (heat gun/hair dryer works good) Then use spray grease to lube the latch and keep it from freezing again.

-SP