The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the front driver's side door failed to open from the inside. The contact's brother replaced the driver’s side door handle with the rear driver's side door handle. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where the vehicle was inspected, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 181,934.
2013 Ford F-150: doors won't lock, open or latch
17 of the 2,994 complaints about the 2013 Ford F-150 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 78,400
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Front passenger door and rear driver side door lock does not unlock from the outside when the truck is unlocked. Manually have to get inside the truck to unlock the doors. Eventually the front passenger door lock got stuck and the latch was not even working to keep the door closed.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the front driver's side door lock master switch was inoperable. The contact replaced the door lock fuse, and the switch became functional; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.
When the driver door is open and the door is locked - either by manually inserting the key into the door and turning the lock, or using the key fob and pushing the button, or even by starting the vehicle where it automatically locks all the doors, the actuator in the door lock flips into the lock position and won't release - (again either by turning off the vehicle, entering the key and turning or pushing the unlock button on the key fob). It's extremely frustrating especially in the winter time since its cold and you want to start your car up to warm it up. It's only by what I've experienced as a random combination by pushing the button, holding the pin up, turning the car off and on, shifting from gear to neutral, etc does it unlock.
On october 11, 2019 @ approximately 4::15pm I parked my vehicle at a local store to shop. I exited my vehicle and upon activating the remote door lock, I heard a loud 'pop' that sounded like something struck my vehicle. I performed a brief inspection of the exterior of my vehicle but found no evidence that the vehicle was struck by anything. Upon my return drive home when checking my rear view mirror, I then noticed that the rear glass window on the passenger side was shattered. Upon my arrival at my home, I inspected both the interior and exterior of the broken glass and could not find any indication that the glass was impacted by a foreign object nor did I find any possible cause of the breakage.
I'm calling this a safety issue due to erratic unlocking of driver door. Door when operated by remote to unlock, most times needs 2 actuations, of handle to actually open by user. My wife after shopping felt a presence and tried to enter our vehicle and was badly frightened when she could not enter immediately she pulled on handle without opening door and thought she had not actuated the remote correctly she preformed the action to unlock and had to pull door handle 2 times to enter and lock it to feel safe. He vehicle was stationary and I don't know if this fits the standard for a safety issue. It seemed like it at the time. Dealer wants a diagnostic charge to remedy which I thought was unfair vehicle has 82,000 miles
Door locks and will not unlock, unlocks on its on at various times stays locked on its own at various times, can not manually unlock.
We have had the back door lock freeze and cannot unlock back doors. We are replacing passenger back door lock for second time and have replaced driver side back door lock once. This is very dangerous as doors cannot be opened from inside and if in accident it could cause a death. There needs to be an investigation into this matter. Three times replacing locks is too much!
Was driving vehicle with doors locked took a corner and the door lock failed and the door flew open along with a lot of personal items, then a few days later the other door did the same thing, the door latch failed and the door swung open! 2011 and 2012 ford f-150 have a recall on this but ford says my truck does not!
The back doors will lock and u can't unlock then. I've had this problem for a couple years. I've had both back doors lock on me for 3 days I could not open either. Than they unlock. I still have the right rear door locked . Safety concerns if you were involed in a crash and had passengers in the back they would not be able to get out. I never know when they will unlock
Bought the truck used about 6 months ago and the left rear and passenger right front door lock assembly would not work. Took into the shop and the door latches on both doors had to be replaced. Now the passenger rear door will not unlock or open.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the door locks on the vehicle failed and could not be unlocked. The door was able to unlock the next morning. There were no warning indicators illuminated before the failure. The dealer (kirk auto company, 235 sw frontage rd, grenada, ms 38901) was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 81,000.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2013 Ford F-150 door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2013 Ford F-150?
17 of 2,994 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford F-150 (1%) 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 2013 Ford F-150?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2013 Ford F-150
Check engine light 338Loss of power 257Won't shift 195Stalling 157Brake failure 128Jerking 104Power steering loss 95Airbag light 73Engine failure 63Fuel pump 59Transmission failure 51Hesitation 49Shudder 47Won't start 46Harsh shifting 42Grinding brakes 40Adaptive cruise 34Misfire 34Fire or smoke 29Steering lock-up 28Overheating 27Slipping 24Knocking 19No deployment 16Backup camera 16ABS 13Spongy pedal 13Screen failure 12Sudden acceleration 12Sunroof shattered 10Wipers 9Battery drain 8Fuel gauge 7Steering noise 7Tire blowout 7Warning lights 6Headlights 5Key fob 5
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