Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford 500. During the winter months, the driver side door latch froze and the driver side door did not open frequently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined not to be included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v383000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
2005 Ford 500: doors won't lock, open or latch
6 of the 99 complaints about the 2005 Ford 500 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 95,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
What owners say
I've had this vehicle since february 2016 every time it gets to cold both driver and passenger latches get frozen doors won't close. Witch can cause serious danger if door decides to open while driving .
Past recall on door latches. Work was done by previous owner. Problem still persists - have to drive car holding door shut with hand. Ford said nothing more they can or will do. Local ford dealership wont do anything either. Problem has been going on for the past 3 winters when it gets really cold.
Vehicle door handles freeze in temperatures below approximately 25 degrees fahrenheit. At which point after you open the door it will no longer close. If you slam the door hard enough it will close but potentially will cause damage to striker in door.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford 500. The contact stated that the front driver side interior door handle failed to latch closed. The failure only occurred during frigid temperatures. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The door handle was sprayed with an unknown solution and was repaired multiple times at various garages. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 03/04/15*lj the consumer stated the latch mechanism was replaced at a cost of $150. Updated 04/02/15
Door latch recall identified by ford #36840. Doors latches freeze and will not shut and open suddenly. Car has been in shop at ford dealership 5-6 times to address and fix this issue related to a recall. The recall kit identified to fix this problem was perfromed and never worked. Doors still open and wont shut. Car was left there overnight at ford and froze for them today and would not shut. All fixes and troubleshooting they have done or approved did not fixt the original recall problem. This is a major safety issue. The fix to fix this problem is false and saftety is highly at risk with potential for kids to fall out of car!! This is a joke that their solution to a recall did not even fix it. I am no being told by ford that I have to pay to have all the latches replaced when their recall fix did not solve their own issue. Ford has even acknodwleged the fix to solve the problem..... Consumer safety is at risk and ford did not care!!!! What happens when someone falls out and gets severly injured or killed?
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Ford 500 door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2005 Ford 500?
6 of 99 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford 500 (6%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Ford 500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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