Door latch won't keep door closed

[parkerbink]

I opened the driver's side door on Saturday and the top hinge broke :(

I went to the dealer to get the pin and had to order the whole door side hinge :( It has to come from Germany and will take a month. I put in a bolt and it was ok (had to lift the door a little to close it) last night I closed the door and it won't stay closed. I opened the door panel and there doesn't seem to be a problem with the mechanism. Any ideas what I need to do so I can fix this? Obviously I cannot use a car with a door that will not stay closed.

Thanks

[Rob]

1 of my door pins actually sheared off, allowing the door to 'droop' and not close without lifting. New pin from the parts car, problem solved.

[parkerbink]

Thats exactly what happened, not having a parts car I was forced to get a bolt that was close but still allowed some droop, I then got a longer one and two nuts that took up most but not all of the droop, now the latch does not latch and I can't drive the car like this. I hate to take it to a body shop for this. Anyone know why the latch is not engaging? It looks identical and I can push it into the latched position.

[Kruzen]

Tie a rope from your passenger door to your driver side door. untie the rope when you wantn get out.. lol.

[parkerbink]

Wouldn't that damage the door?

I took it to the dealer, they fixed it for 92.00.