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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Do Your Doors Freeze Shut?

Okay, I'm getting really tired of winter to begin with, but to top it off, my freaking doors freeze shut like once a week!!! So annoying! It's usually only the driver's side door. I've tried parking the car in different spots, at different angles, backing in the spot...everything. For some reason the driver's side is the one that always freezes shut. There have been a couple times when both doors have been frozen shut, but mostly just one. Reeeeallllly starting to get old. I live on a college campus and have to walk like a mile to my parking lot, so bringing a cup full of hot water out isn't really an option. So when I walk a mile to my car in the cold and it's frozen shut and I have to walk back...I get kinda pissed! My first year on campus I had a different car and it never froze shut, soo...makes me think it's just the balt? Anyone else have this issue? Please tell me you do, because I'm starting to go nuts lol
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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on my work/winter car-94 cavalier...yeah they do like once a week
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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Yeah it happens a lot. sorry man
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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I get that once and a while.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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nope, never. must be a lemon.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Figured someone from Florida would pop in. lol
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Lol... ******* florida people. From what I hear its common. Mine has frozen shut once, but has frozen open like 20 times. What happens is when I open it, the mechanism freezes and the door wont latch shut.

Happens mostly in the cold, once or twice in the summer
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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i thought that was only me going crazy. i had to do that as well b4. my lock also freezes on my driver side and not my passanger side as well. so yes my door does freeze once in a while.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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I seriously think it's just the balt tho. My roomie parks right beside me and none of her doors have EVER frozen shut!
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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i think its a northern thing...it never happened to me here :P
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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yeah i think its common for rain and snow to follow down into the cracks and freeze due to the shape and contour
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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mine were froze shut for the first time ever yesterday..i had to pull so hard i thought the door handles were going to break off
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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its def a cobalt thing... its covered under warranty... just gotta bring it in
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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take wd40 and spray it on all of the rubber weather seals around the door.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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heh mine did that once really really bad it took like 20 minuits to get any door open.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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x2 on lubing the weatherstripping with silicone grease and take some wet spray lube to the door handles

GM Super Lube works wonders for the door handles

I have never had a frozen door issue
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr_Slobalt
x2 on lubing the weatherstripping with silicone grease and take some wet spray lube to the door handles

GM Super Lube works wonders for the door handles

I have never had a frozen door issue
x3.... And In the summer,you could probably use it as a substitusion for KY. Like super GM KY
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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X4...

If you live in an area that gets freezing weather you have to winterize the car. Use silicone spray on the weather stripping and spray a little wd40 in the lock mechanism.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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Never frozen, even after washing and driving out into -10*F weather. Dry the seals if they're wet, and silicone every few months as maintenance.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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any time it gets cold my doors freeze shut, sucks
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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wd40.... i dunno about that.

personally here in alberta where we get "real winters" i use alcohol (industrial stuff like for brake lines) put it on generously on a cloth and rub the inside of the doors. It never freezes (even in -30 that we get here) and its not gonna harm the car the least one bit, nor is it flammable
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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oh god, one time i had a car wash when it was really cold out and i almost got frozen in...
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Greased
oh god, one time i had a car wash when it was really cold out and i almost got frozen in...
same thing happened to me.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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oh god, one time i had a car wash when it was really cold out and i almost got frozen in...
i did that once, but i did get stuck.
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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PUSH on the door to break the ice, THEN pull... if it's really frozen solid you'll just rip the handle off it you yank on it with all your might. We had a week straight of 25 below and precipitation in the evening... my Z24 doors were frozen every morning. Damn parents get the garage!
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