Door doesn't want to stay open

[Terrorizer]

This may sound strange but when I open my car door it seems to kind of want to close on its own. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about or how to fix it? Is this normal on these cars?

 

[-DVP-]

There is a roller on the lower hinge. I would guess that it is worn. IIRC you can replace it.

 

[lowc]

ibelive you have to replace the whole hinge

 

[rubydist]

in some cases, you can pull back the spring and rotate the roller slightly so that the spring runs on a different part of the roller, and this adds enough tension to the spring that it will hold the door open. in other cases, the spring needs to be changed

 

[SuperHO]

will any old hinge from a junkyard do? i, too, am tired of the door closing on my leg.

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

park the car with the nose down hill from the back. problem solved.

 

[hawkeye18]

The doors are the same as any other taurus, so any taurus hinge will work. Whether it's the right color, though...

 

[somedude_001]

this is kind of a pain but I do find it convenient that I can just walk away from the car and it well close automatically.

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

it shouldn't be too hard to find a white gen 1 or gen 2 in the junk yard.

 

[hawkeye18]

You should get one of those screen door prop rod things with the tab you can lock in place to keep it open!