Door Latch problems of the 2000 Ford Focus - part 1

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear doors would not remain closed and randomly opened while driving at any speed. The rear driver's side door stopped working first and was repaired by the contact. Currently, the failure is occurring to the rear passenger side door. Through online research, he found NHTSA campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The Ford manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall; therefore, the contact would be responsible for the repairs. He believes that the vehicle should be included in the recall since the failures were identical. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 105,000. Updated 8/10/09 updated 08/13/09.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the front and rear driver's side doors would not close and the locks failed. The failure has been occurring since January of 2009. In may of 2009, the doors opened while driving approximately 5 mph. The manufacturer and dealer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors:latch) and it would cost $100 to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer would not assist. The failure mileage was 125,000 and current mileage was 130,000.

I am having a problem with my doors latching and closing. Sometimes I am able to open the car doors from the outside and other times I have to enter through the trunk. If I am able to enter from the outside driver or passenger door I them enter the car and close the door and it does not latch and close therefore the doors are open and not securely latched and closed and may cause harm if I am driving.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Focus. The contact stated that only the front passenger side door opens. The other doors fail to open with the key or remote. The doors also fail to open when she is inside the vehicle. She stated that she is seventy-five years old and needs to be able to exit the vehicle from the front driver side. The failure has been occurring for a week. The purchase date and powertrain were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 100,000. Updated 09/05/07. 8jb.

My power door locks started acting up and then stoped working within min. Of each other. Then the passenager rear door would not unlock manualy so I took it to dealership. The Ford dealership informed me that they would have to break door and redrill door hingers to correct door because it can not be unlocked!!!!.

- the contact stated that she received a recall 05v030000 for rear door latch. The contact took the car to the dealer ,they fixed the rear doors, but not the fifth door which did not open. The contact said that the recall covered all five doors. Updated 1/19/2007 -.

Door lock failure. First was unable to lock passenger side door. Back doors unable to unlock and driver side door only locked with key. Was determined short in passenger door blew door lock fuse. Passenger door lock was disabled so fuse would not blow. Remote lock worked all lock at that point but power button still did not work, however the rocker button on drivers door worked. After about a week the drivers side door no longer worked. Unable to lock the drivers side door by remote, power switch or rocker button. None of the other locks will unlock except for the trunk with the key. My concern is that one may either become looked in the car or that it may become stolen, possibly being used for a crime or causing an accident.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Focus. Automatic door locks locked and no one could get out of the vehicle. The door latches were part of a recall and were fixed on August 25, 2005. 30 days after recall repairs were done on the door latches the door locks tore . All four doors were affected by the automatic door lock failure . Consumer contacted the service department sales department and the sales manager . The local dealership told the consumer that the problem could be fixed for $1, 200. No crashes. No police reports.

Received Ford recall # 05s27 early in 2005. Called local Ford dealer to schedule an inspection/repair. Parts were back-ordered ( stated by service writer). Began experiencing difficulty with rear doors latching and locking during period of waiting for parts. In late July, while operating power door locks, an electrical fuse blew. It was determined by an independent repair person that due to excessive corrosion to latch/lock mechanism (all one unit), this was causing an excessive ampere draw, thus causing the fuse to blow. Aug. 3, 2005 had vehicle serviced at prince frederick Ford in prince frederick, MD. Called approx. 2 hrs later to state vehicle was complete and the door latches were found to pass inspection. When vehicle was taken to shop, power door locks worked. When returned, the fuse was blown. When I inquired about the power door locks in regards to the excessive corrosion, the service manager told me the two items were not related. Two separate units entirely. This is not correct. The door latch and lock is the same unit. I did not feel as if the recall was performed correctly as they provided me with inaccurate information and were not willing to investigate further. I physically showed the service manager my concerns on the car and pointed out the excessive amount of corrosion the door. He stated there was nothing more the dealer was willing to do. On Monday 11/28/05, I filed a complaint with Ford customer care dept. They filed the complaint but were unwilling to re-evaluate my vehicle for possible errors in diagnosis or provide a second opinion from a different Ford service center.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Focus. The contact received NHTSA recall 05v03000 regarding rear door latches. When he took the vehicle to the service dealer they would not honor the recall. When the consumer contacted the manufacturer , they told him that this specific vehicle did not fall under this recall campaign. The consumer had to replace both rear door latches on the vehicle at his own expense.

Consumer states that the power locks do not work on 2000 Ford Focus. This applies to all the 4 doors and the trunk. They get jammed, and consumer cannot get in and out of the car. The key will not open them. Therefore the trunk will not open. If lock them manually they also get jammed. The dealership has seen a lot of this. It is an actuator inside the door, and it will cost $610. 00 just to test to see which door it is in. She has just been happening since last week on 7-11-05. She did replace a fuse ,and the fuse blew within one day. The dealer told her if she put another fuse in, it would also blow right away. She has not talked to the manufacturer. She received a recall letter around March-05; recall tch and was having the lock on the driver's side back door fixed today.

Had sererall issues with the vehicle its metal causes premature failure. The coil springs had to replaced . They broke and the rear door latches were in the process of disingrating . They put in weather stripping. The rear wheel bearings malfunctioned. Contacted Ford, they did two after warrenty repairs to the vehicle. Ford said it needed a new axle. This started on July 15, 2005. There was a real high pitch whining noise before determining the problem with the axle.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Focus. The contact was unable to latch the rear doors, therefore they would automatically open without warning. Recall # 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) was found. The dealer inspected, oiled, and cleaned the latches in 2005, however, that did not prevent future failures from occurring. The manufacturer advised the contact to speak with the dealer for a resolution. The current mileage is 136,000 and failure mileage was 50,000. The consumer stated he believes the failure in the cables operating the latch, in order to fix the defect everything has to be fixed the door latch, handle, cables and door assembly. The consumer stated this will cost $500 per door which should be fixed at the manufacturer's expense. Updated 07/23/07.

Oh my gosh I need your help once again. I had e-mailed you months ago in regards to my Ford Focus. The back door latches are defective. Someone at your office had called me about this issue. That someone said there will be a recall coming out shortly in regards to the Ford Focus back door flying open. Well I couldn't wait to get my recall. It came in the mail. I went to the dealership yesterday to get the latches replaced. My door flew open with a passenger in the back but safely seatbelted in. Thank god. . . Well it also happened where the door flew open on left turns. So I would consider this defective and dangerous. Well the dealership said in Fords policy all that needs to be done is the latches lubed and a install a lower rocker seal. Oh my gosh. . . . I don't need the darn thing lubed I need it replaced. I don't know where to go for help. I got in a nasty argument with the manager of sales at Ford #651222-0511. The car is not safe. I don't let anyone else drive it. The car has had 12 recalls on it. I just want new latches installed. Isn't that why the recall was put into place? I also called Ford customer service line. They said the dealership did what they were suppose to do. Lube the latches. . . . . . . I could have done that myself. I feel no safer with some lube on the latch. . . . . Oh my goodness what is a consumer suppose to do. No one wants to take responsibility for there defective products. . . Please help me if you can. Have a wonderful day and thanks for listening. . . . . :-).

I owe a 2000 Ford Focus se(wagon ) and have incurred a problem with the trunk latch and drivers side door latch. Have been instructed that my vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN even though the problem was the same as mentioned in the recall. Also, vehicle was not covered under my extended warranty because it was not an electrical problem. I am suppose to be responsible for the $456. 00 repair for the driver's door latch, and $148. 00 for trunk latch repairs. I have owned the car for 1 year , this was the 4th Ford, and the last I will ever purchase. My complaint stated that if there was a recall on a part it should be replaced at dealer's expense . I should not be required to pay for a problem I did not cause. I take very good care of my vehicles and should not have to suffer .

2000 Ford Focus experienced problems with door latches similar to the problems stated in the recall notice. The dealer spray lubed the latches and instructed the consumer to buy a spray lube for his own use. The consumer has not been able to open the passenger rear door for the past three years. The driver door was unable to be closed. The door may fly open when the vehicle was in motion. Recall campaign# 05v030000.

Driver side door refuses to latch. Have to keep it locked and enter car through passenger side! dealer estimate to fix: $225. Car is 5 yrs old in may.

Recall campaign 05v030000 concerning rear door latches. Unable to get the dealer to honor the recall. Dealer informed the consumer that no parts would be available until mid may 2005.

Caller received recall 05527 but dealer doesnt have the parts. Caller has not been able to reach manufacturer. Caller has 5 vehicles under the recall. The vins are 1fafp33px2w316396, 1fafp36pxyw282769, 1fafp34p9yw282765, 1fafp33p42w320928. These are company vehicles ,all are Ford Focus cars.

My rear door locks no longer open by simply pressing the unlock button on the keypad or the front doors. The rear door locks cannot be manually unlocked either. Nothing was done to bring on this problem, I just went to unlock the doors and the back doors did not unlock. The only way to open the rear doors is to press the unlock button on the keypad or front doors and pull the door handle at the same time. This is a problem for both rear doors and started at the same time. Two mechanics from the local Ford dealership stated that they had never heard of this problem. I tried contacting a few other mechanics in the area who told me that Ford should know what to do. Unfortunately they don't so I'm stuck in this situation until I can find someone who knows what the problem could be. Also, I asked the mechanics at Ford if this could be related to the door latch recall and they said no.

Nhtsa recall campaign 05v030000 concerning rear door latches. Consumer contacted the dealer, and was informed that the parts would not be available until sometimes in June.

Front door driver's side does not shut. The only way it will shut is to get in the car, lock the door then shut the door. Took to the dealership in regard to recall announced on 1/31/05 (NHTSA campaign id number: 05v030000). It was determined that the cause is identical to the recall. . . However, the recall is only for the back doors. We have to pay $250 to fix it. This recall should apply to all doors, mechinisms are all the same.

Rear door latch will not open, has remained that way for about 4-5 months. I had an estimate done at the Ford dealership where they quoted me at around $300 to repair the door.

Tried to shut the driver's side front door and the door would not stay closed, whether I was in the vehicle or not. I had to drive holding the door shut on several occasions. Several times I tried to engage the power lock in order to get it to shut.

2000 Ford Focus - rear door latch issue. Door came open while driving and will no longer close. I have not repaired it yet.

Front door latch failed. (could not close door) paid $80 for dealer to unstick and lubricate.

The contact had a problem with the rear door latch. She had it repaired at her own expense. She later received a recall 05v030000. When she contacted Ford, they informed her the recall was not for her vehicle. She called a second time and informed them of the recall letter, and they stated the paper work had to be in by April 1, 2005. The recall letter was post marked March 21, 2005 and said nothing about a time frame.

Rear door opened by itself,would not lock again.

Vehicle was parked and consumer was unable to unlock all four doors to gained entry inside of the vehicle. Consumer will contact the dealer the next day for an appointment.

Consumer states rear door child locks will not disengage. Consumer referred to the owners manual which stated that a special key was needed to disengage child locks, however dealer did not provide consumer with a key for that purpose. Consumer was concerned that in event of an emergency passengers will be trapped.

2000 Ford Focus driver's side back door doesn't stay closed. Very difficult to get the door to stay shut. Door has opened while driving. This has been happening over the last several months. The vehicle has 44,000 miles on it. Our school has 3 2000 Ford Focus vehicles that are used with a family program and does transport children and families. Took vehicle to local dealer who replaced drivers rear door latch and cable.

Consumer noticed that the rear passenger door does not latch properly. While driving the door opened on its own. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. This information was provided by steven's daughter rachel.

The rear doors do not latch. As a result when making a right hand turn rear passenger side door opened without warning.

Both rear door latches do not close, causing doors to swing open on turns. This is consistent with your investigation ea 04-023. As I understand,this investigation has been upgraded on 8/24/04. Will there be a recall?.

While driving passenger 's side door opened unexpectedly. The door latch was stuck in the open position. The dealer replaced the latch.