journeygal Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I have a 2015 Journey and have found that when parked on a slight incline, the doors will shut on legs and fingers even when opened completely. I'll open the door and make sure it's open all the way and stationary and when I lean into the car to retrieve something from the seat, the door swings shut on my rear. I haven't bumped the door. The dealer looked at it and said there's no way to tighten the doors without taking them all apart. They suggested I back into the driveway! We called Chrysler and they said the doors were operating the way they were designed to. I can't imagine some little kids (or adults for that matter) haven't had their fingers or more smashed. I got a scrape on my shin. Anyone else experience this? Thanks! dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcaliber81 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I've never had this problem dhh3 and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 It's the same with any other vehicle that has a door (at least out of the 10 vehicles I've owned)... jkeaton and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Maybe it is possible to adjust the plate that has the dentents which hold the door open. No problems with mine. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 My drive way goes down under my house to garage and yes it happens but I am a quick learn and use my free hand to hold it open. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 You wouldn't want the doors to be any 'lighter' should you get into an accident where the other vehicle hits you in the door. You can always have someone with mechanical abilities grind or file the detents in the spring loaded cam that provides the hold point to deepen them so the holding angle is increased, requiring more force to get the wheel out and allow the door to close - don't take out too much metal, mind you. But there will always be some angle which is too much to keep that door in place and modifying the part will put more stress on the other bits involved (like the hinge on the and of the cam and on the wheel's axle) that can wear or fail over time. jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 No problem on mine. Like Bigtsr, I learn to use a hand or foot to keep it open if it won't stay open on its own. This is akin to having to push the defrost button twice. Sometimes you must adapt to the vehicle if it won't adapt to you. Lobitz68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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