general problems of the 1997 Ford Expedition

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 30 mph, the rear passenger side door child safety lock activated independently. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

The child safety door locks on the rear doors of our 1997 Ford Expedition will gradually move themselves from the off to the on position, preventing the rear passengers from being able to exit without someone opening the door from the outside. Have attempted to tape the locks in the off position, but this has not worked.

There is a safety defect with the child safety locks on the rear drivers side and passenger side doors of my 1997 Ford Expedition. The child safety locks will gradually move themselves from the off position to the on position as vehicle is driven and doors are opened and closed. The passenger(s) occupying the rear seat will be unable to open their doors without help from someone outside the vehicle. The problem started about 5 years ago and is usually noticed more often while we are traveling and our teenage sons are getting in and out of the vehicle for rest stops, etc.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the child safety lock was defective. His children are at the age where they should be able to unlock the door from inside the passenger compartment, without the contact having to open the door from the outside. The manufacturer took a compliant; however, they stated that they did not have enough complaints to issue a recall. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 197,000.

Door ajar light comes on and stays on intermently. I had this same issue with my 1995 Ford ranger. On both vehicles the door latch mechanism was replaced and fix the problem temporarily. The issue returns with oem replace part. Mechanic mentioned that the Ford motor company uses a very thick lubricant on the mechanism causing the issue. I now just live with the issue as I am not going to keep spending my money on latch mechanism that keeps going bad. The only issue is the interior lights stay on until the delay out 45 seconds later. This seems to be a recurring issue with Ford vehicles across multiple makes of vehicles. I have complained to Ford directly.

1997 Ford Expedition. Rear child door locks. One side eventually locks by itself. Rear occupants cannot get out,must open door from outside. Dealer said nothing wrong with it and no recall. After 8 years my kids did not require them and I tied them open with wire.