# 2012 Ford Escape - Door issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-door-issues/127159>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [October 20, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-door-issues/127159 "2018-10-20T14:15:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RonWhitener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@RonWhitener](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RonWhitener)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-door-issues/127159/1 "2018-10-20T14:15:05Z")

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Rear hatch door when attempting to open it is very difficult and does not hold it’s self open and when released it slams shut?

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-escape-door-issues/127159/2 "2018-10-20T18:30:47Z")

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Time for new struts for the tailgate my guess.