Door Front: Latch: Adjustments: Adjustment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Dodge Stratus and 2005 Chrysler Sebring. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Insert a suitable Allen wrench through elongated slot in door end frame and loosen bolt 1/2 to one full turn. See Fig 1.
Cycle outside door handle twice.
Tighten adjusting screw to 3.4 N.m (30 in. lbs.) torque.
Verify latch operation.

Fig 1: Door Latch Adjustment

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - DOOR

2 - SLOT

3 - ALLEN WRENCH