Ford Focus Driver Door Wont Shut

Ford recalls nearly 250 000 cars over door latch the issue arises when a component in the door latch breaks which makes the door difficult to latch shut leading to the driver or passengers.

Ford focus driver door wont shut.

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. It just came open enough to make the dash light come on and sometimes the interior light. It is not the usual problem of the latch being stuck in the lock position and needing to be unlatched with a screwdriver. This issue has been encountered by numerous owners.

Ford owners are dealing with a door ajar warning lights that won t shut off. My spouses 2005 ford focus rear drivers door my spouse s 2005 ford focus rear driver s door won t latch. Try to lock car outside of vehicle push button twice. If it still thinks the ignition is on it will not sound the horn.

Average repair cost is 420 at 64 350 miles. Cycle your car through starting and shut it back down. My 2014 ford focus se back passenger door will shut but not lock the lock part. The problem happens just outside the car s standard warranty and has prompted a federal investigation.

The 2012 focus is currently the only vehicle with major reported door latch failures that is not part of the door latch recall by ford. This is not meant to be a flame but are you sure that you have turned the car off and it isn t in autostart mode. 2011 2013 ford edge owners in particular are having this problem in record numbers. While it starts intermittently the door ajar light is coming on and staying on for ford owners even when their doors are certainly closed.