Both rear passenger door locks failed while vehicle in motion, thus allowing doors to swing open while vehicle in motion. First occurrence drivers side rear door May 25, 2019, second occurrence May 1 2024. Replacement parts order from Ford to repair both times. No obvious reason for failures. Original parts on hand.
2011 Ford F-150: doors won't lock, open or latch
9 of the 2,195 complaints about the 2011 Ford F-150 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- typical mileage
- 100,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
When the 2 rear doors are locked, it is haphazard when they will unlock or open, either manually or from the inside. When I have children in car seats in the rear seats and I am unable to open either door it can be a matter of life or death in cases of emergencies. Not everyone is able to crawl from the front seat to the rear seats to get babies out of their car seats. The doors will not unlock with the front door panel controls or the remote key. It does not matter if stationary or in motion, the doors still will not unlock . The date of 5/01/2019 is an approximate date, as this has been an off & on again problem. Now that I have babies to transport, it needs to be addressed.
Driver's side rear door will not open. This started with the door not unlocking sometimes with the key fob. When this happened, the door would have to unlocked manually. Now the door will not open at all - not with key fob nor with lock knob. Neither the interior or exterior door handle will open the door. Nothing will work and impossible to replace door latch mechanism with door closed.n based on internet searches, this is not a rare occurrence. Definitely a safety issue if in an accident especially if an emergency situation.
Back truck door locked and will not open from the inside or outside dash light shows door is open, back glass defrost will not come on, none of the doors will lock or unlock with controls or remote. The truck was sitting in driveway when it started showing door was open. Door locked when I pushed the remote lock and will not open back up at all. Back defrost stoped working about a week before the doors messed up I pushed the button to turn it on and it never came on.
While driving down the road at highway speeds the passenger front door will randomly unlatch. At this point the door will not latch until you get out and manually move the latching mechanism.
Door latch symbol comes on and dings. And then interior love got stays on.
Door latch will not latch. Door swung open while driving.
I own a 2011 ford f150 fx4. While my truck is parked and engine off and doors locked the dash backlight stays illuminated and drains the battery completely. Z this begin about 6 months ago. Around 55k miles on it. I have to unhook my battery when I get out of the truck to prevent my battery from draining. I found if I unplug battery for about 10 min I find the backlight will not come on for about days. Also, my drivers side back door will not unlock remotely or inside the car. It can only be locked or unlocked manually.
Please reference case: vehicle make/model: model year(s): ford/f-150 2009-2010 manufacturer: ford motor company mfr's report date: january 28, 2011 the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v049000 the federal safety agency action number: n/a component: structure: body: door potential number of units affected: 280,946 I have a 2011 with the same problem as above. The drivers side door handle does not return to closed. This has caused the door to fail to latch when being closed on multiple occasions, and has caused the "door ajar" warning indication to trigger when riding down the roadway. On at least one occasion the door has opened while being driven due to the latch not engaging. Please review and consider having the federal safety agency action expanded to the 2011 year model f-150. Problem has been ongoing for several months. Vehicle was brought to the dealership and I was notified that this item was not covered under the premium warranty and that ford was unaware of this problem on the 2011 model f-150.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Ford: on some vehicles, the outside door handles needs to be pulled at least twice before opening
- Ford: some vehicles may exhibit a condition where one or more rear doors are difficult to lock or unlock...
- Ford: some vehicles do not unlock using the intelligence access key or the integrated keyhead transmitter
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2011 Ford F-150 door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2011 Ford F-150?
9 of 2,195 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford F-150 (0%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2018.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Ford F-150?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Ford F-150
Check engine light 256Loss of power 239Jerking 100Won't shift 97Misfire 86Stalling 85Power steering loss 84Steering lock-up 76Engine failure 72Shudder 70Brake failure 46Hesitation 46Harsh shifting 35Transmission failure 32Grinding brakes 29Steering noise 19Adaptive cruise 18Slipping 18Fire or smoke 16Won't start 15Knocking 14Overheating 14Sudden acceleration 14ABS 13Spongy pedal 11Backup camera 10Headlights 9Fuel pump 8Pulling 7No deployment 6Battery drain 6Ball joint 5Fuel gauge 5Tire blowout 5Warning lights 5
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