Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Driver door won't latch

Well, I just got back from a real interesting journey that reminds me of how much I love Ford quality. I had to drive home 10 miles in black ice/snow holding my drivers door shut. I tried everything to get it to shut. I pried at the locking mechanism trying to get it into the right positon but that didn't work. No matter what I tried it wouldn't shut. I've been having trouble with opening it from the outside for a few months now. When you go to open the door, it feels like it's locked, but you have to pull up harder to get it to open. Now this happens tonight, so that's making me think maybe the cable snapped. I tried pulling on the outside and inside handle as well as locking/unlocking it and the mechanism didn't move one bit. The ironic thing is when I got home and went to open the door, then the damn thing latched. I would like to think it's the cold weather, but with the prolonged outside handle trouble, I'm really wary. I don't know how it'll be tomorrow, but I can't do anything tonight outside in the dark and 20 degree weather. Is this a sign that the cable broke after a few months of pulling up hard on the outside door? Does anyone have a clue as to what would have to be replaced and how much a new cable assembly costs? I have to be at work tomorrow morning and I have no clue what I'm going to do if this thing decides to just swing open in traffic. It closes but if you push just slightly from the inside, it opens.