Door holding device

A door holding device for motor vehicle doors, comprising a door holding rod having first and second ends, a carrier member having a cantilevered portion attached to a structural door component, the first end of the door holding rod freely swivelably connected to the cantilevered portion of the carrier member, the second end of the door holding rod extending through a holder housing mounted on another structural door component, door or door post, the door holding rod having along its length increased thickness portions protruding outwardly transversely of the longitudinal direction of the door holding rod near the second end of the door holding rod for cooperating with said holder housing to hold a door, the door holding rod and the carrier member defining openings, a bolt extending through the opening of the door holding rod and of the carrier member, so that the door holding rod is freely swivelable relative to the bolt, means mounting the carrier member non-rotatably relative to the bolt, the carrier member formed of a single shaped piece, the bolt having a head at one end and means at the other end for retaining the bolt in said openings, a spring mounted between the head of the bolt and the door holding rod, the bolt having a shaft portion, the shaft portion of the bolt defining a deformable criss-cross knurled surface profiling on the length of the bolt extending through the opening of the door holding rod, wherein the criss-cross knurled surface profiling ensures a play-free mounting of the bolt in the opening of the door holding rod.