Pontiac GTO 2004-2006 The Modern Goat

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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Has anyone else had issues with the doors latching on their GTO's? My drivers door can take as many as three or four tries to get it to latch properly. Most times when I try to close the door, it will swing back into an open position without the latch catching at all. It has been into the dealer to fix the problem once already, and I am taking it back in again tomorrow. Just curious if anyone had the same problem and got it fixed so I can tell the dealer monkeys what to do this time around.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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after you get it fixed DONT SLAM IT!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 05:33 AM
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sometimes mine won't latch on the first try but thats cause I'm tryin to baby it since its brand new.. I usually give it a bit more umph after the initial "non-latching" and it closes.. My bmw was like that.. I was once told "Its german.. Sometimes you just have to be rough with it, the car can handle it."
I'm not tryin to break this one.. Not sure how the aussie will hold up, never owned one
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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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Is it terrib;y cold where you live? Mine froze up on me just this past week. I had to get a hair dryer and heat it up. I was nerveous to be rough with it since it's all plastic.
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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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Is it terrib;y cold where you live? Mine froze up on me just this past week. I had to get a hair dryer and heat it up. I was nerveous to be rough with it since it's all plastic.
Nope, about 50* outside. This morning it would not latch at all, and I had to drive the 25 miles to the nearest Pontiac dealership holding the door closed with my left hand, shifting with my right and steering with my teeth. This is the second time in three months that I have had the car in for this problem.
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Old Jan 12, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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i've had this happen to me too. they had to replace the motor or something funny like that. be prepared to wait a while for the part to get here.
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