Well, this old thread was invaluable. My driver's rear door would close but only loosely beginning yesterday. I assumed the locking mechanism had broken. I looked at the pic in this thread, went out and looked at mine. Sure enough the rubber/plastic bumper is broken off. As a field expedient, I looked down and found a short twing, broke it off to the right length, and stuffed it into the bumper slot. Closed the door and it stayed shut. So thanks for that.

So I am wondering if I cannot just dig out the rest of the plastic bumper and put something in the slot? Why buy a complete new striker (is that what it is called)?

Can anyone post a pic of the striker with the bumper intact so I can see how far it is supposed to stick out? My other three doors are also missing the bumper but they still close OK. If it works, I plan to do the other three doors maybe.