Q: driver side door won't close asked by eric m on may 12, 2016 i recently bought my jetta, and the driver side door will not close properly, which results in the door staying open.. Car door won’t close or stay shut while driving around a bend in the road this morning the passenger side door flew open – needless to say, it was a shocker! we stopped and tried to fix the problem, but the car door won’t close or stay shut.. Re: help - drivers door won't close! – 27-12-2008, 08:33 pm as i'm not currently using my passat and becuase lots of door slamming and wd40 has not fixed the problem of my door latch not latching, i'll pull the mech next week whilst i have some time off..