Hello!

I noticed this problem for the first time this morning, and haven't had a chance to check thoroughly into it yet (been very busy with school and whatnot). My driver's side rear door doesn't want to open or close all the way. It seems to move okay up to the mid-way detent, and tries to stay there. It takes some force to open the door all the way or to close it all the way from this point, and when the detent does release, it almost sounds like something broke.

What should I be looking at?

Thanks in advance!

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2001 VW Jetta TDI, 5 speed, daily driver
1991 Ford F-350, work in progress
1984 Ford F-250 4x4, 6.9l turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
Previous oilburners: 1980 IH Scout, 1984 E-350, 1985 M-B 300D, 1979 M-B 300SD, 1983 M-B 300D
Spark-free since 1999

Perhaps the door check strap.

Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles

warden, i second what ken said. mine has the ''sticky door'' syndrome as well, prolly from lack of use. the passenger side also did that and then finally would not open more than half way. took the thing apart (grrr,,) and found the large ball bearing in the check strap jammed in it in a way that would not allow the door to be opened fully.
the temporary fix was to remove the check strap.

perhaps yours is not that far gone and you could re-grease the whole thing when you get in there. if you leave it, it may fail like mine did.
good luck!

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP