Car door is sagging Inspection
A sagging car door occurs when wear, stress, or loose hardware prevents the door from aligning properly with the latch striker, causing hard closing, wind noise, or water leaks. The primary causes include worn hinge pins and bushings from frequent use, loose hinge mounting bolts, bent hinge plates, or structural pillar distortion. Performing an inspection involves gripping the bottom of an open door and lifting vertically to check for play in the hinge bushings, examining the hinge mounting bolts for movement marks, observing whether the latch aligns cleanly with the pillar striker pin upon closing, and inspecting top weatherstripping for gaps or compression loss.