Car door not closing

Tiny
GREGO GOYTEA
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  • 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 160,000 MILES
So I tried closing my car door but it bounced open. I thought the latch was not in its right position (orientation). But the latch either open or close, will not close. It will bounce open either way. I reset the latch to it original state but will not close. Not sure what to do at this point.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 AT 10:15 PM

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Tiny
JIS001
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Can you manually close the latch to see if it locks?
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Thursday, January 25th, 2018 AT 12:04 AM
Tiny
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Check that the door hinge has not dropped and the latch is out of alignment, also make sure that the slam plate on the pillar has not moved.
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Friday, January 26th, 2018 AT 8:47 PM

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