Both rear door latchs failed. Causing the rear door to open while driving. Does not shut properly when closed. Dt
1991 Ford Explorer: doors won't lock, open or latch
7 of the 608 complaints about the 1991 Ford Explorer describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
The questionnaire does not fit my complaint. The door handle on the front left and rear right have broken. This makes it nearly impossible to close the doors tightly. I have looked into several other ford explorers with the same inside door panels and they also have at least one of the handles broken. I feel this must be a defect in design since it seems to have occured in several vehicles. I have not looked into one like mine yet and not found at least one handle broken. I e-mailed to ford inquiring into rather there had been an recall on the inside door panels and have not received any reply. Also the front right pannel has a crack in it.
My interior door handles and locks have deteriorated to the point of being unsafe for my family to use. These have failed over several years, and my inquiries to the manufacturer have gone unresolved, reportedly because my reports and those of others have failed to result in either a recall or financial assistance threshold. I have volentarily replaced both rear door panels at my cost. The passenger interior door handle came off in my passengers hands a few weeks ago, so I mailed it back to ford with a detailed letter. I would be glad to provide you that letter if you request it. The driver and front passenger (non-electronic) door locks have failed: one locks automatically and one can not be locked. I also feel these conditions are potentially unsafe.
Doors will not open from inside. Child safety locks are not on. The problem became increasingly worse over time, one door and then the other. The entire handle eventually broke from having to be pulled on so hard.
The rear door will not open, took to dealer, can't find problem; this happened a year ago . Please describe .
Right/rear inside door handles cracked at attactachment to door, unable to close door.
Vehicle door handle has come off for the third(3rd) time. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Ford Explorer door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1991 Ford Explorer?
7 of 608 owner complaints about the 1991 Ford Explorer (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Ford Explorer?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1991 Ford Explorer
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