The rear doors on the Crew Cab are Big and Heavy. So why isn't the spring-loaded brace with notches that are supposed to hold the door in the Open position built a little heavier or with deeper notches ?? Parked anywhere but a level driveway, I cannot get the door on the uphill side to stay open. The simplest breeze or wiggle of the truck, and the door comes swinging closed - on legs or fingers or whatever !!
All it takes is the sideways tilt of a sidestreet shoulder, or a driveway on a slope, or most any offroad situation.

What can be done to stiffen or replace that opener brace with it's 3 notches ?? Does anyone even make replacements for that part ?? Are the 2010s any better ??

 

Good question. I don't think the 2010s are much better because I've noticed this too. Subscribing to see what ideas come up...

Rob

 

My 02 (3rd gen) quad cab was great. Just fling the back door open and it stayed open. My 09 CC sucks, the rear doors will not even stay open unless you stop the door open and let it set. Any incline and it shuts again. I hate it. Hopefully the QC is better.

 

subscribed...hope someone can shed some light...kids have already taken a door to the back a couple of times.

 

That is strange my daughter was complaining about the opposite and she is 21. I found the drivers side is great nice and sturdy the one she complained about the other one is okay to same as front no issues. I am thinking once again I am glad I got an early 09 build.

 

same here, been complaining about this for a year and a half.

 

Because they SUCK!
I complained about this to DUDge. No reply. Figures. Any loser from "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" could have designed better door hardware.

There us a fix though. You can Dremel the indents in the hardware deeper and it will hold better. Use a Dremel with a barrel sander on it. Try to notch only the resting side of the indent, so it has less incline for the roller. In other words make it harder for the roller to come out of the indent. Or if you like pain you can just use a short round file. After your skin becomes solidified onto the door stop it adds a bit of friction as well. At least for a short while...
I did it and it works. Would have Taken Dodge 5 exra minutes with a 5 year old and a CAD program to redesign, But nooooooooooooooo.......

 

I think that little blip of a bankruptcy caused several parts makers out of business forcing Chrysler to quickly find other people to make the parts. Maybe not being able to get the quality they would like right away, I am sure things are getting better or will anyway.

 

That is my only complaint, they swing back way to easily! I have smacked myself in the body and elbow several times! If you could take the "stays" out and cut that notch just a little bit deeper it would probably cure the problem!

 

You can. Just get a Dremel tool with the extension cable thingy and grind away with some of the drum sanders.
Maybe a heavy duty valve spring in there too....I haven't tried that yet. But just borrow a Dremel and flexible extension. You don't want to round the notch bigger you want to steepen the ramp side of the notch so that the pressure from the spring presses it against the steepend ramp of the notch if you follow me. Just rounding it deeper will do nothing.