Hey guys, for some odd reason, my Passenger side door will not open. It is rubbing the front fender, right where the door sticks out, where the bump trim on the door is. It looks like the fender has moved in about a 1/4 inch, just in the middle. It is still lined up everywhere else. Sorry if that is a bad description, this really has me baffled, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks nick

 

maybe your hinges finally gave up, or something is blocking the area by the hinges...try rolling down the window and pulling up and towards you while your trying to open the door from the outside.

 

stupid question..but did u bother to try to open it from the other side (if u cant open it from outside try inside, and visa versa)..maybe the handle, or some part of the latch assembly broke

 

The door is not the problem. The fender has moved in a 1/4 inch, so when you try to open the door it hits the fender, but it only moved in at that one spot(right in the middle of the fender). I took the liitle vent out, that is right behind the right side wheel. And just pulled out on the fender by hand until it had moved back out even with the door. I am just dumbfounded as too why the fender would move in right there. I washed and waxed the car and could not find any evidence that it had been hit. It is just really strange.

thanks guys

nick

 

wow thats weird....someone call the ghost busters. is it possible for a panel to warp like that?

 

sounds like a saggy door hinge to me

 

I will say once again the door has not moved, the hinges are tight. But the fender has moved.


thanks guys
nick

 

Someone probably gave you a bump in a parking lot or such. Either way, you'll have to readjust the fender so that the door can clear it again. You'll have to play with the adjusting bolts while applying pressure to the fender to attempt to "bow" the fender out at the middle. Good luck.