Ford Focus Door Latch Repair

Now driver door came open today.

Ford focus door latch repair.

Major safety issue ford. 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. A true ford design debacle in my opinion. The latch is part of the complete lock assembly which you must remove.

After numerous emails and phone calls to for only to be told it wasn t there problem. Removing the door panel. Removing a door latch from a ford focus car is not an easy task. Can get it to latch sometimes if i cycle through the door lock multiple times.

You need to remove the door s inner trim panel and then the outer door handle in order to then disconnect the lock assembly. 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. Those 2011 2016 models were recalled and. 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 exterior door handle replacement driver side front shawnee mission kansas broken exterior drivers door handle interconnected with the electric lock system made access impossible. The company will pay for dealers to install these water shields as well as for the cable repair. I have it tied off with the seat belt. 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.