Door latch freezes i cold weather causing the door not to latch closed.
Ford Five Hundred door locks problems
25 of the 1,074 owner complaints about the Ford Five Hundred describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 2005 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 2005
- typical mileage
- 71,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20071
- 20064
- 200520
Often reported together
Won't start 2Check engine light 1Grinding brakes 1No deployment 1Airbag light 1
What owners say
This is a long on going problem with the electrical problem that has been going on now for five months. Started out having the battery cluster light on & check charging system. Found charging a little low, had new alternator installed. Then with a week, battery, engine light & airbag light cluster are on, then the fun began, then all the instrument cluster goes off and you have no turn signals, no fans, no radio, no electric windows, no door locks and no break lights, (but break lights do come on when you apply breaks and the back-up lights come on. The system can come and go on and off while moving and setting still. Have had system checked and coded, they can not find a problem except that it is a electric problem, had all wiring checked, cleaned. No,frayed wire founf and no defective coupling. Again I get it a wire that is grounding and causing problem. All the fuses are ok and know have blown. The only thing I know is this problem was reported to ford back in 2006 or 2007 and they have not put out any recall on it and there dealers know nothing about what to do but they will try and find it at where hourly rate and it could be a hour or several hours to find problem. As I've said this is on going it clear up and last for a week up to six weeks at a time.
"takata recall" driver side front door won't latch close until car is warm up I sprayed it with wd40 this is the second time it did it to me. Car was parked
When its cold outside the drivers door latch stops working and it is impossible to keep the door shut.
I bought this vehicle in 2016 I've had problems with driver and passenger front doors. When it gets to cold both locks get frozen and doors will not close.
In extremely cold temperatures, the door will not latch or will pop open while driving. It has happened multiple times, but only in below freezing temperatures. Ford recall notice 06s45 describes it perfectly, but somehow my ford five hundred is not included in the recall.
2005 ford five hundred. Consumer writes in regards to door latch may not operate properly in an wet environment recall notice. Consumer states vehicle door latches collects water in locking mechanism/door frame due to manufactured design issues. *smd the consumer stated the driver side door/latch would not lock. The consumer stated he was able to drain 8-10 ounces of water out of the door cavities, by lifting the rubber gasket on the door frame at the bottom.
Takata recall door latches and links. As like all the other complaints when it gets cold my door will open but it will not close. When it first occurred my door flew open while I was driving. I looked up the recall but my VIN number was not included this does not make any sense to me.on a city street at 6:00 in the morning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. The contact stated that the door latch failed to close. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,618.
After it rained, the temperature dropped below freezing. My door was difficult to open, but would not close or latch. It was frozen open. There is already a recall on this, but ford dealers in the area says it does not apply to cars in the south. A recall is a recall. First of all, both tn and ok get snow and ice, and a recall is a recall. If I decide to move back to maine with this car, then I'll be able to get it fixed for free? What if decide to go skiing in colorado, but cannot leave because my door latches freeze?
Related recalls
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north dakota, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and wyoming. The side door latch mechanisms may experience water intrusion allowing the latch mechanism to freeze in cold weather.
- Risk
- As a result, the door latch pawl may not return to the latch position when the door is closed, and the door could open while the vehicle is moving.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a shield over the front latches; seal a drain hole in the rear window trim molding on the freestyle rear side doors; and apply grease to all front and rear side-door latch mechanisms free of charge. The recall began on november 8, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 06V383000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford Five Hundred door locks
Which Ford Five Hundred years have doors won't lock, open or latch problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2005 (20 complaints), 2006 (4 complaints) and 2007 (1 complaints).
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