Introduction
If a car door suddenly will not close, it may be due to a stuck car door latch. Sometimes a latch may become stuck if someone accidentally knocked it into a locked position while the door was open. On many newer cars, simply pulling the interior or exterior door handle may reset the latch, but in cases where that is not enough, this guide will describe how to manually reset the latch.
What you need
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On the car door that will not close, examine the door latch located near the handle on the side of the door.
Ask FixBot
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While the exterior door handle is being pulled, push the screwdriver against the left leg of the latch.
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Use the screwdriver to push the latch upwards into the final unlocked position.
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