Ford Focus Door Wont Shut In Cold Weather

2012 15 ford focus vehicles built at michigan assembly plant oct.

Ford focus door wont shut in cold weather.

It will not engage and lock the door. Part of the problem with being in such a cold place is even tho its so cold there is still moisture in the air. When i tried to shut the passenger door it wouldn t shut either. As for not being able to unlock you door.

I recently bought a 2007 ford focus. 31 2015 2013 14 ford fusion vehicles built at hermosillo assembly plant may 11 2012 to oct. The latching system is connected to the lock and handle. It was very cold.

I m sure the grease inside just solidified or something. Son just called me from college his 98 ford taurus drivers side door won t latch in really cold weather remember i m in michigan i told him to monkey with the mechanism as his sister s cavalier used to need the latch manually moved to shut sometimes. The temperatures was only zero degrees celsius at most last night and the windscreen of the car was not frozen. My 2014 ford focus se back passenger door will shut but not lock the lock part.

Driver door won t shut in very cold weather. Post by webmaster tue jan 03 2012 7 15 pm. Driver door won t shut in very cold weather. Only after letting the car warm up for 15 minutes then both doors shut properly.

You probably don t need to replace the latch. If you door wont close or open you need to check the latch out and make sure its not just bent. See your ford or lincoln dealer for complete details and qualifications. You need to pull open.

So i opened the passenger door to compare the little latch that holds it open and it looked the same. He described it to me it went over my head anyways it is different than a cavalier. If the latch wont move don t use wd 40 that will make it worse. Maybe just being able to get at it and properly lubricate it may help.

I can lean against the door and hold it shut and pree the remote lock on my key and the alarm sets and al the doors loc except this one you can walk up to the door and just open t. This morning was the first time the car was in freezing temperatures since i have owned it and after unlocking the door and opening it the door latch would not engage and hold the door closed. It kept popping open. Ford motor company reserves the right to modify the terms of this plan at any time.

I can unlock and open the car fine but until the engine has warmed up the door won t catch when shut. Basicly after a cold night under 5 the door catch on the drivers side is refusing to catch. With this cold weather the focus is having some issues and wondered if anyone had some suggestions. 4 2010 to jan.