# Door "bounces" open **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** doors, bmw, 328\ **Created:** [December 7, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-bounces-open/58390 "2010-12-07T03:17:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spiderrico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@spiderrico](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spiderrico)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-bounces-open/58390/1 "2010-12-07T03:17:56Z")
I have a 1998 BMW 328i 4D. When the outside temperature nears freezing, the passenger front door will open properly but won’t close without considerable difficulty. Instead of latching, it “bounces” back open. I can usually finagle it closed within a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-bounces-open/58390/2 "2010-12-07T03:27:29Z")
Clean and lubricate the latching mechanism. Lubricate it with original materials - - i.e. graphite if that’s what BMW used. A call to BMW’s service department would tell you what lube to use. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 10:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/door-bounces-open/58390/3 "2010-12-07T10:41:05Z")
I remember an issue with the door to body sealing rubber being out of place causing this. I went and looked for a TSB about issues closing the door as I was sure this was how we found out the the body to door seal was either installed incorrectly or made too incorrect dimensions, but I did not find any, make sure this seal is fully in place.