My car was stationary. The doors lock and do not unlock. After hours of searching the manual and google I figured out how to bypass the automatic lock and turned that off so my doors would not lock while I drove. That worked for a while but, then the doors just stopped opening from the outside. I have been told by several mechanics this is an issue with this year focus.
2009 Ford Focus: doors won't lock, open or latch
25 of the 229 complaints about the 2009 Ford Focus describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 25
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- typical mileage
- 65,000
- 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
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. The contact stated that the rear driver's door would not lock and the rear passenger door would not unlock. Ed mullinax ford (8000 leavitt rd, amherst, oh 440011, 440‑296‑3021) stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. An independent mechanic was contacted and quoted a repair cost that was less than the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 101,000.
The doors become locked and you cannot open them from the inside or outside. All unlocking devices to unlock the doors will not unlock them. Took to a mechanic and he got locked inside the car and could not get out. This is an extremely hazardous situation.
Had and accident after 6 months of paying on the car, which was sept. 2009.. Inside of tired bald, took to ford to have oil changed, and supposed look over, but was never told about the inside warn tires. Back doors will not open from inside or out, front driver side door will not open from the outside, have had to buy tires every six months, because car wears them out, constant repairs that never seem to fix the car handling issues.. Had far too many repairs for the last 8 years of having the car..
All 4 door latches and locks do not work correctly. Very dangerous!!! I can't get out or get in through any doors at times. It's different every day. They won't open with fob or manually. I see there are thousands of people with the same problem. Recall and get this fixed before someone gets killed because they can't get out!!!!!!
Side door latch opens while driving and or door will not latch when closed after opening while parked
Rear door locks appear to be jammed or permanently locked. Will not unlock with power locks or manually. This happened randomly out of nowhere. My drivers side door handle also broke so I am only able to use one door on my vehicle right now. The rear doors will not open from inside or outside hence why I said they appear to be jammed for no reason. This is a huge safety concern if I were to be in an accident and get locked inside my car.
Vehicle was stationary...in the past year...all door handles have become broken...I can not get into vehicle from outside of the vehicle...I have to leave driver side window down to open door from inside on rainy days I have to leave backseat down to enter through the trunk of vehicle to get into vehicle...the back doors do not open from inside or outside...I am currently 28 weeks pregnant this is the only vehicle I have and is becoming very difficult to enter my vehicle...not to mention how unsafe it is and will be once my child is born.
All four door handles are broken...cannot get into the car unless I leave a window down...on rainy days I have to leave back seats down and get in through the trunk of vehicle...from 2015-2016...car was stationary...I would try to open door the handle would break you can the piece that breaks fall on the inside of door
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. The contact stated that both rear passenger side doors would not open when the unlock button was depressed. The contact stated that she had to depress the unlock button several times before the doors would unlock. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. No further details were available on the repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,700.
The rear passenger door latches have stopped working. My wife was driving home with my son in rear seat and the door came open around a turn. They are lubricated regularly and they will move properly but internally they will not latch, therefore they will not stay closed. I have a strap holding the doors closed. At first it happened once in a while. Now they don't work at all.
The rear door locks will become inoperative at any time. The real safety hazard is that the locks will not even manually operate. This will in effect trap any rear passenger in the car. In the event of an accident or fire this could prove to have catastrophic results. According to ford the whole door lock actuator mechanism must be replaced.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2009 Ford Focus door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2009 Ford Focus?
25 of 229 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Focus (11%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2009 Ford Focus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2009 Ford Focus
Won't start 13Stalling 12Loss of power 11Check engine light 10No deployment 8Airbag light 7Ball joint 7Tire blowout 6Adaptive cruise 5Key fob 5
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