Ford Focus Door Latch Repair

The latch is part of the complete lock assembly which you must remove.

Ford focus door latch repair.

The company will pay for dealers to install these water shields as well as for the cable repair. A true ford design debacle in my opinion. Those 2011 2016 models were recalled and. Now driver door came open today.

The ford repair that corrects defective door latches involves the installation of water shields over the door latches as well as inspecting and repairing door latch actuation cables. Ford focus exterior door handle replacement driver side front shawnee mission kansas broken exterior drivers door handle interconnected with the electric lock system made access impossible. Owners will also have the option to inspect their own vehicle s door latches and enter the date codes into a website to determine if the latches are correct. Rear door will not shut.

Ford will notify owners and dealers will inspect the latch date codes to confirm if the repair was done correctly and replace the side door latches if necessary free of charge. After numerous emails and phone calls to for only to be told it wasn t there problem. Ford announced on wednesday the recall of 2 15 million older ford and lincoln vehicles that had already been recalled and repaired for faulty door latches. You need to remove the door s inner trim panel and then the outer door handle in order to then disconnect the lock assembly.

What happens is the door cables in ford trucks f 150 f 250 f 350 ranger and ford vans f 150 f 250 f 350 have plastic ends that keep the cables fastened in the door cable latches and these ends corrode and break over time. 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. Removing the door panel. Can get it to latch sometimes if i cycle through the door lock multiple times.