Ford Focus Door Wont Shut In Cold Weather

2012 15 ford focus vehicles built at michigan assembly plant oct.

Ford focus door wont shut in cold weather.

With this cold weather the focus is having some issues and wondered if anyone had some suggestions. Driver door won t shut in very cold weather. I can unlock and open the car fine but until the engine has warmed up the door won t catch when shut. Driver door won t shut in very cold weather.

As for not being able to unlock you door. I recently bought a 2007 ford focus. 4 2010 to jan. It will not engage and lock the door.

It kept popping open. I can lean against the door and hold it shut and pree the remote lock on my key and the alarm sets and al the doors loc except this one you can walk up to the door and just open t. This morning was the first time the car was in freezing temperatures since i have owned it and after unlocking the door and opening it the door latch would not engage and hold the door closed. The temperatures was only zero degrees celsius at most last night and the windscreen of the car was not frozen.

See your ford or lincoln dealer for complete details and qualifications. So i opened the passenger door to compare the little latch that holds it open and it looked the same. You probably don t need to replace the latch. The latching system is connected to the lock and handle.

It was very cold. Ford motor company reserves the right to modify the terms of this plan at any time. Son just called me from college his 98 ford taurus drivers side door won t latch in really cold weather remember i m in michigan i told him to monkey with the mechanism as his sister s cavalier used to need the latch manually moved to shut sometimes. Part of the problem with being in such a cold place is even tho its so cold there is still moisture in the air.

Ford focus ii 2004 2007 06 2 0 frozen door catch. 2002 ford f 150 xlt supercrew. Maybe just being able to get at it and properly lubricate it may help. When i tried to shut the passenger door it wouldn t shut either.

Basicly after a cold night under 5 the door catch on the drivers side is refusing to catch. Post by webmaster tue jan 03 2012 7 15 pm. You need to pull open. 31 2015 2013 14 ford fusion vehicles built at hermosillo assembly plant may 11 2012 to oct.

My 2014 ford focus se back passenger door will shut but not lock the lock part. I m sure the grease inside just solidified or something. Only after letting the car warm up for 15 minutes then both doors shut properly. Post by andyross mon jan 23 2012 2 39 pm.