Driver side front door sensor says car door is open even when door is firmly shut. Causes doors not to lock, interior and puddle lights remain on, drains battery, doors won't lock even with car in motion. Severe rust problems under carriage air bag light remains on
2012 Lincoln MKX: doors won't lock, open or latch
9 of the 84 complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKX describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- 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
Driver side front door sensor says car door is open even when door is firmly shut. Causes doors not to lock, interior and puddle lights remain on, drains battery, doors won't lock even with car in motion.
When shutting passenger door latch, latch will not move to grip inner part of the door. This will cause the door to bounce back or not close. This usually occurs when existing or entering car. Open door warning will remain on until latch is properly hooked.
Left rear door ajar sensor will not shut off. The car consistently thinks the door is ajar when in fact the door is closed. This sets the vehicle car alarm off when the vehicle is parked 2-4 times a day. Additionally, when driving the vehicle at night, all of the interior lights remain on as it thinks the door is open, causing night time driving very difficult. We have to disconnect the battery at night to stop draining the battery. This is obviously a flaw in the design since the switch is built into the door latch. The cost to repair this design flaw has been pushed off onto the consumer which is unethical and wrong.
Driver door latch electrical component consistently thinks the door is ajar when in fact the door is closed. This sets the vehicle car alarm off when the vehicle is parked 2-4 times a day. Additionally, when driving the vehicle at night, all of the interior lights remain on as it thinks the door is open, causing night time driving very difficult. This is obviously a flaw in the design since the switch is built into the door latch.
The driver door latch would say its till open when the door is closed. Had to repair it twice at the dealer. Now the right rear door has the same issue.
Driver door ajar warning light is on. Has been repaired once under warranty. When on, the door locks do not secure the vehicle should it be involved in an accident! Appears to be a consistent problem with fords but they are not willing to resolve the problem. A recall should mandidated.
Drivers side door latch mechanism has failed. The door open warning light on the dash stays on. Attempts to get it to go out have failed. The car dings the entire time while driving it. At night the overhead lights stay on and interfers with visibility. When car is parked the interior lights stay on, draining the battery due to the door open warning on the dash.
The rear passenger door latch mechanism closed without the door actually being closed. This caused a false positive condition for the "door ajar" warning system. I thought that the door was secure, however the door was in fact not latched to the vehicle. My eight year old daughter was sitting in the seat. Were it not for the perception of my wife who suspected that the door was insecure I would have been driving with a door that would open while the car was moving. This false positive condition is caused by the fact that ford has placed the sensor that tests for the door being closed on the latch mechanism rather than on the vehicle body. As our circumstances demonstrate the simple fact of the door latch being closed does not insure that the door is actually secured to the vehicle body. While no injuries occurred in our incident the potential for a serious injury is obvious. Had the door actually opened my child may have easily fallen out of a moving vehicle. The driver of the car must know with absolute certainty that all doors are truly secured. Testing the latch for being closed is not a sufficient test for the closure of the doors.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2012 Lincoln MKX door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2012 Lincoln MKX?
9 of 84 owner complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKX (11%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Lincoln MKX?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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