Door Latch problems of the 2003 Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear doors failed to latch. The contact had to use a bungee cord to keep the doors closed; however, they would open every time a turn was made. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Focus. The contact stated that both of the rear doors failed. The rear driver side door would not open and the rear passenger side door would not close. The dealer advised the contact to speak with the manufacturer in regards to the failure. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch). The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 90,050.

Ref. Nhtsa 05v030000 my daughter took her car to reemy Ford of johnson city TN. To have the safety recall taken care of. Reemy Ford said they complied with the recall. Since then the door will not latch. The recall states if the latches do not pass the evaluation they will be replaced. When reemy was call to fix the problem they told my daughter that they had complied with the recall and that was not the problem. Latch does not latch, sounds like the recall notice.

Door latches are very difficult to open, both from the outside and inside, sometimes leaving me sitting in the car wondering how I am going to get out. Before my warranty was up, the dealer told us that this was just typical of our model of car and that there was nothing that could be done about it.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Focus. When the vehicle was purchased, the contact noticed that the rear passenger side door was tied shut because it would not latch properly. The dealer stated that her vehicle had previously been repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) and she would be liable for the repair costs. The manufacturer did not assist. The vehicle has not been repaired. The powertrain was unknown. The failure mileage was 96,000 and current mileage was 96,748. Updated 05/06/08 updated 05/06/08.

Nhtsa campaign id 05v030000 regarding recall of Ford Focus models 2000-2005 for rear door latch problems (Ford recall 05s27) identifies vehicles manufactured at the wayne assembly plant from may 22, 2002 through January 26, 2005 as potentially affected. My vehicle was not identified as affected by Ford for this recall. However, my vehicle was manufactured at the wayne assembly plant in June 2003 and I have experienced the same door latch problems described in the recall notice. I feel that my vehicle should have been included in the recall and that Ford motor company should address this problem. So far they have refused to take any action to remedy my complaint.

My door handle on my driver side of my car has broke again and I can't open it from the outside. It won't open from the inside sometimes either. Back in 2005 both the driver's side and passengers side handles on my vehicle broke. I have a two door and had to climb through the trunk to get my car to the dealership. I had to pay for the repairs which were very pricey considering the parts were less than $50. 00. I now am having the issue again and I refuse to pay out of my pocket to fix it. I want to know if there has been a recall and why the Ford dealership is telling me that I am going to have to pay for it. I take very good care of my vehicle and this has become a very frustrating experience.

Back doors are difficult to open when I pull the handles it will (pop) open. I am afraid that the doors will not latch properly when closed.

The door pops open even if its in a locked position, the light does not come on unless the door is open completely. Found a recall contacted the dealer they said this vehicle was notunder the recall due to VIN. This happened around in July 2, 2005. The door latches corroded.

The rear doors were difficult to unlock on the consumers 2003 Ford Focus. On 2 separate occasions, the rear door opened by itself. The rear passenger door is now being held shut with bungee cords.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Focus. The contact pressed the unlock button to open the passenger side door and it failed to open. She had to manually pull the door three times before it opened. Ford stated that her vehicle was not included in recall # 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The current and failure mileages were 46,898.

Rear door opens hard to the point that breakage of door handle seems imminent. At times door will only open from interior. A small outward dent has appeared in the door handle area as a result of pulling on door handle so hard. Problem has not been corrected to date as no injuries have occurred.

I have a 2003 Ford Focus where the rear passenger door latch has failed. Just found out today that there is a recall for this problem Ford recall # 05s27) , but it is only for 2000 - 2002 models & mine is a 2003. My car is in for repair at my Ford dealer now , they were unable to fix the problem & hv to order new parts for my car . I hv been told I must pay for repairs. Why are the 2003 models not included in the recall.

A 4 door vehicle, and the doors will not latch properly. It has a binge cord to hold the back doors closed. The front doors sometimes latch, and at other times they do not. Took vehicle to the dealer, and they will only fix the latches if consumer pays for it.

My 2003 Ford Focus has had problems with the trunk latch for about a year now. When I go to close the trunk it does not shut. It will shut if I pull on the safety latch they have in case somebody gets locked in the trunk,however even when it closes that way whenever it rains my trunk when I open it gets all wet!I had a bunch of christmas presents in the back and when I opened the trunk they were soaked! also the door latches sometimes lock on their own. Twice I have been locked out of my car. I no longer ever leave my car without my keys!.

In July of 2004 opened rear passenger door and it would not close. One month later right side passenger door would not close after being opened. Both doors had to be tied together with a rope to keep them shut. As of July 14, 2005 both the rear passenger doors will not open. Both driver and passenger door in front stick and occasionally will not close. This was reported to Ford customer service in March of 2005 by phone. I was told there was no recall on 2003 Ford Focus but there was a recall on 2000-2002. I was told that I would have to take it to the dealer and pay to have it fixed myself. The cost is $250. 00 per door. The car was only a year old when this problem started. It was also out of warranty. I cannot afford to have each latch repaced. I also will not carry any passengers in the vehichle for fear the doors will fly open.

The vehicle's driverside and passenger side door handles malfunctioned. As a result the consumer is unable to get into the vehicle. The cause has yet to be determined.

Consumer complaint regarding 2003 Ford Focus recall work not done, because there were no parts. (recall # 05v030000).