The power door locks occasionally unlock automatically while driving the vehicle or when parked. Problem continued until lock actuators failed and the doors could only be locked or unlocked manually. Dealer replaced three failed actuators ($500) and the doors began to automatically unlock again.
1999 Ford Taurus: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 874 complaints about the 1999 Ford Taurus describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- 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
The interior light continues to remain on and the dash readout indicates that there is a door open when there actually isn't. As a result, the driver's side door will not lock as long as the car believes there is an unlocked door.
The dome light would come on and go off intermittently, and the alternator was replaced on 3 separate occasions. *ak the door locks would go up and down and would come on intermittently. The problem was diagnosed as a leaking windshield. *sc
The interior light continues to remain on and the dash readout indicates that there is a door open when there actually isn't. As a result, the driver's side door will not lock as long as the car believes there is an unlocked door.
Door lock on driver side broke while consumer was trying to unlock vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything. Please provide further information.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Ford Taurus door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1999 Ford Taurus?
5 of 874 owner complaints about the 1999 Ford Taurus (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Ford Taurus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Ford Taurus
Coil spring 128Wipers 31Seat belt 30Sudden acceleration 27Jerking 23Tire blowout 23Adaptive cruise 22Power steering loss 22Stalling 21Transmission failure 21No deployment 20Grinding brakes 19Fire or smoke 18Headlights 17Brake failure 14Loss of power 13Fuel pump 11ABS 9Ball joint 9Overheating 9Slipping 9Check engine light 8Engine failure 8Premature wear 7Won't shift 7Fuel leak 6Knocking 5Fuel gauge 5Won't start 5
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