Consumer noticed that passenger's side rear door was open. Upon locking door latch it will not lock in place, causing, consumer to secure vehicle.
2002 Ford Focus locks complaints
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Ford focus: back door will not always latch. My son almost fell out of the car, thankfully he was strapped into his car seat. I shut the door and was driving away when the door flew open. Focus is white,only 1 1/2 old and has rust spots all over the car. The trunk of the car has the most rust.the radio dial has melted feels like you are playing with bubble gum. Have also had problems keeping the car on the road in rain and snow. I take the turnpike to work and feel that I am going to slide into another car if I go faster then 25 miles an hour in the rain or snow.
The dealer had to remove the rear seats and trunk lock to get the trunk to open. *nlm *scc
It all started on christmas day of 2002. My car was only 6 months old and the starter went out. About four months later I began to have problems with the automatic locks. Sometimes the doors would lock all by themselves and at other times they would not lock at all. I reported this problem to the dealership and the service rep informed me that they could do nothing about it unless it was acting up at the time I brought it in. Well, by the time I would get to the dealership everything was ok again. On the 7th of july I took my car to have the oil changed. When I left the dealership all the gauges on my dash were flipping all the way to the right and coming back again. And my battery light was on. I went right back to service dept. They drove the car and (surprise!) it would not do it again. They said they may have spilled some coolant on the belt and it was just losing voltage. As soon as the coolant wore off it should not do it again. On july17 I was driving my car and I looked at my gages and none of them were working. It was just like the car was not even started. I made a u-turn and went to the service dept. They told me to bring in the next day and they would give me a rental car until they could find the problem. The same afternoon they call me and tell my car is ready. I ask if they have fixed the problem and the rep informs me that they could find nothing wrong with the car (after only one day with it!). Well they must think I'm some kind of hypochondriac for my car! I told her that I was not coming to get that car until they found the problem and fixed it. I can not tell how fast I am going and I'm sure they wouldn't like to pay for any speeding tickets.
At first I thought I might have hit the hatch release when I unlocked the vehicle using the key fob. As I started the vehicle and pulled away, the doors locked and I had to stop at a light and noticed the rear hatch was up. The second time was when my dog started barking and there was the hatch up. I had to pull over, I'm luckey I did not lose the dog. I started using the key after that. As soon as I pull away, and after the doors lock a while later the hatch is open. This only happens now and then. Every other month or so. I have checked the rear hatch prior to driving. This hatch can only be released by the button on dash or by using the key fob. No key. The third time I had grocery's all over the place. I have stopped using the rear hatch. Side doors only. The dealership said they could find nothing wrong.
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