2013 GTI door will not close

Asked by GuruD4BB8C Jul 10, 2023 at 10:00 PM about the 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2013 GTI's driver side door will not close in hot weather!  I have tried using
wd40 but it still will not close.  Any ideas why and what I can do?

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Bob_ answered about a year ago

had a '73 Gremlin, that did that,....all I can suggest is find a good "body knocker" to bend the apparatus in the right way~

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beatupchevy answered about a year ago

You mean the latch won't engage ? Weird that's usually a cold weather thing

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Gene answered about a year ago

We had a VW that did the same thing on both doors and ED is right, we just opened the windows slightly and the doors closed just fine in the summer heat.

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