Rear driver's side door will not close/latch. Latch can be manually moved, but does not engage when shutting door. Currently using bungee cords to keep door closed as I have children and no other vehicle. Vehicle was parked, door was opened from inside to allow passenger to exit, but when they attempted to shut the door, it would not latch closed. No prior problems with the door and no prior warnings/lights. Since door won't close, the door ajar dash light is illuminated and I have to turn my interior lights to off so that they don't remain on while I'm driving
2005 Ford Escape: doors won't lock, open or latch
6 of the 1,394 complaints about the 2005 Ford Escape describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Truck over heats or stalls. Door locks and alarm goes off on its own intermittently. Truck will not restart after turning off engine. Has to sit for several hour before I can restart vehicle. While driving it jumps as if it wants to stall. Has stalled several times will driving on city streets.
The driver's front door began causing problems. Occasionally, it does not open, period. Additionally, the lock mechanism is inoperable. I removed both driver's and passenger's front door panels to inspect, compare and finally determine the issue. There seems to be a problem, which a friend temporarily fixed. It--the exterior door handle--after tweeking, worked for a while. Fast forward, 2015, I cannot open nearly 3 of my doors. One will not open at all (rear pass.) the driver's front door is doing the same thing the rear door handle--it lost tension and won't open at all. After looking it up on youtube, I determined the locking system is the culprit. In order to repair this inoperable door handle situation, apparently I need to pull the interior panels, remove the exterior handles and replace them entirely. Currently, I have the driver's door panel removed because in the event the handle doesn't work at all, I'd have to climb over from the passenger side just to drive my 2005 ford escape.
According to your list of recalls there is a compliance recall for the roof the my escape and a door latch . I called ford and they state it's not on my car even though it is listed, I have a door ajar light that's stays on and doesn't allow me to lock my car because the alarm goes off. I was told that there are escapes with the proper VIN number with that recall. They took my information and told me if I pay for it to be repaired and there is a recall at some point that I would be reimbursed. Couldn't it be possible that the part was installed that's is faulty? I just wanted to vent and let your site known of this problem. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact stated that the alarm activated intermittently when the vehicle was placed into the park position and the doors were locked. The contact mentioned that all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred on eight different occasions. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the right door latches were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 69,000.
Right rear passenger door latch broke and door came open while driving . We had to secure door with a nylon strap to get to our destination .it is a good thing we are firm believers in seat belt use or this might have ended in a tragedy as the seat next to door was occupied.
Related recalls
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- What is wrong
- Certain 2004-2005 sport utility vehicles and certain 2001-2003 sport utiity vehicle having rear liftgate components serviced with 2004 equivalent components fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 206, 'door locks and door retention components.' the rear liftgate latching system does not meet the inertia load requirement in one direction.
- Risk
- If the liftgate is left unlocked, there is the potential that it may open during a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the rear liftgate latch release rod, the release rod attachment clip and the door handle return spring. The recall began on march 31, 2005. Owners should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 04V602000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2005 Ford Escape door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2005 Ford Escape?
6 of 1,394 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford Escape (0%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Ford Escape?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Ford Escape
Stalling 139Check engine light 65Loss of power 43ABS 29Misfire 28Harsh shifting 24Ball joint 22Knocking 22Engine failure 21Grinding brakes 20Jerking 20Hesitation 19Transmission failure 18Power steering loss 17Brake failure 15Warning lights 15Airbag light 13No deployment 13Adaptive cruise 11Tire blowout 10Pulling 9Sudden acceleration 9Won't start 9Wipers 7Fire or smoke 6Fuel smell 6Shudder 6Overheating 5
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