Originally Posted by
Ross
If you are sure the latch hasn't closed somehow preventing it from grabbing the striker, and the striker is in place and not bent then replace the latch..
Mine had somewhere along the line been jammed, slammed and slightly deformed over the years and would always require a slam to shut, usually more than once, sometimes just refused unless slammed really hard.
I decided to replace the latch before having to replace the back glass.
All is well now, a gentle push and it clicks shut first time.
Part #51-24-8-120-847, $60 U.S. Not difficult to change.