Door Latch Problems of Ford Fusion - part 1

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front driver's side door is inoperable. The contact stated that the front driver's door will not open. The contact stated the door latch will lock and unlock, however the front driver's door will not open. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front passenger’s side door inadvertently opened with the door ajar light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the door latch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that a year later while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear driver’s side door inadvertently opened. The door ajar light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact to stated that the driver’s side rear door had malfunctioned and failed to lock securely. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the door was replaced. The failure reoccurred on the driver’s side door. The vehicle was returned to the dealer and diagnosed with a similar failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while her passenger was opening the front door, but the door would not open. The passenger had to roll the window down and open the door. The contact also noticed that when she locked the vehicle, the vehicle would not lock but the latch being stuck. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the door handle and the latch inside the vehicle, but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated that they were aware of the failure but no there's no recall for the failure and advised to contact NHTSA. The failure mileage was 140,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after his wife exited from the front passenger’s side of the vehicle, she attempted to close and lock the door, but the door failed to close and latch securely. The contact stated that he was able to eventually get the door closed and locked; however, the front passenger’s side door failed to open from the inside. The contact had to roll the window down to open the door from the outside. Additionally, the contact stated that the front driver’s side door failed to open from the inside and outside and he had to use the passenger’s side door to enter the vehicle. The contact then had to roll down the window to exit the vehicle through the passenger’s side door. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to inspect the doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the dealer had previously replaced the passenger's side rear door latch assembly; however, the failure recurred on the passenger's side front door. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the driver's side door handle had fractured. The contact was unable to open the door from the inside. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with a fractured spring. The contact was informed that the button and door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to lock the front driver’s side door, the digital code buttons on the door was flashing however, the door would not lock securely. Additionally, the rear trunk lid would erroneously open and the instrument panel and dashboard lights would flash on and off. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 127,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while parked in a parking lot, the latch inside the door failed to latch securely and the door failed to close as needed. The contact drove to a local mechanic and the vehicle was diagnosed with a faulty interior door latch. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,540.

The contact's wife owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front driver’s side door and rear passenger’s side door of the failed close and lock securely. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the door actuators had failed, and the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 20v177000 (latches/locks/linkages). The dealer also advised the contact that he would be responsible for the cost of the repair because the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified the failure but referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 117,600.

The vehicle was taken to the dealer for recalls, I was told all the recalls with a door latch were fixed. Now the door latch won’t close and the door stays open. Reached out to Ford and since it is the weekend Ford is ignoring the matter until a dealer is open and it can be towed there. This is a safety matter that Ford is ignoring.

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Passenger side door openned while driving. Passenger could have been exposed. Vehicle next to car could have been damaged. The vehicle is being taken to the dealer for another safety recall.

My driver's side door would not open from the inside, I would have to have someone let me out from the outside. This is very dangerous and if I had not been in a safe spot to exit the car it could have been bad. There was no warning or damage to the car leading up to this. My mechanic said that he has had at least 3 other Ford Fusions come in with the same problem. I have another friend who had the same issue with her Ford Fusion and the dealer said that there was not a recall so there was nothing they could do.

My driver side door will not close. I noticed this when I tried to shut the door and it just bounced open. No warning! I do not feel safe driving around, knowing my door can open and have myself flung from the vehicle. Same issue as the 20v177000 recall but somehow my car is not under this recall. I purchased this car in new hampshire but have lived in arizona since 2017. I see this recall is due to high temperatures and know this is the issue as I take care to never slam my doors. I’ll be taking it to jim click Ford dealership for repairs ASAP but I hope to be reimbursed for this in the coming months.

Driver side interior door handle stopped working. Unable to open the door from the inside. This is very dangerous if there was an emergency need to exit the vehicle. This happened when I stopped to buy gas and was unable to get out when I turned off the car.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the rear passenger's side door opened inadvertently. The contact stated he had to tie the door closed with a rope. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer corwin Ford reno (3601 kietzke ln, reno, nv 89502, (775) 329-8800) where it was diagnosed with needing the rear passenger's side door latch to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 20v331000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,649.

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The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front passenger's side door locking mechanism malfunctioned and the door would not remain closed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer allan vigil Ford located at 6790 mt zion blvd, morrow, GA 30260 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 158,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the door handle fractured without warning twice within 5 months. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the driver's side front and rear door handles were inspected and replaced. Duval Ford (1616 cassat Ave, jacksonville, FL 32210, (888) 363-9533) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front driver's side door latch failed to open and the interior door latch detached from the door. The contact called colonial Ford (126 federal rd #126, danbury, CT 06811, (203) 748-3503) and made the dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving, the passenger's side front and rear door failed to remain securely closed. The doors were secured using straps. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 17v210000 (structure) however, the failure recurred. Schults Ford of harmarville located at 1300 gulf lab road, pittsburgh, PA 15238, (412)828-2300 and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front passenger's door failed to latch securely. Bolivar Ford (10140 us-64, bolivar, TN 38008), was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 20v331000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the passenger's side front door failed to latch securely. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The contact was informed that the passenger's side front door needed to be removed to repair the door latching mechanism. An unknow dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v210000 (lathes/locks/linkages). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

The contact called on behalf of her grandson who owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the passenger's side front door opened while driving. The contact also stated the horn started to honk independently. The driver attempted to closed the door however, the door failed to latch securely. The contact used a rope and secured the door. The vehicle was taken to spradley barr Ford Lincoln greeley (4901 w 29th st, greeley, CO 80634), but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact was informed by the dealer that there was no recall on the vehicle for the door latches. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under an unknown recall however, the recall repair failed to stop the failure from occurring. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the recall repair was a one-time free repair. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v177000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact contacted autonation Ford corpus christi (address: 6250 s. Padre island dr, corpus christi, TX 78412; phone: (361) 444-0125) where it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front and rear passenger's side door failed to latch securely. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v246000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the VIN was not included. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl the contact's grand-mother owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the driver side door was unable to be opened from the inside of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front driver's side door latch failed to latch securely. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,016.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. While the contact's husband was driving 25 mph, the front driver's side door opened on its own and the door ajar warning message illuminated. The vehicle was taken to lawley's team Ford (located at 100 az-90, sierra vista, az 85635, (888) 874-9117) where it was diagnosed with needing the front driver's side door latch replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,283.

Tl the contact's son owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the rear passenger door would not latch. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 17v210000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 104,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 40 mph, the front passenger door unlatched and swung open. In addition, the "door open" indicator illuminated. The contact called autonation Ford union city at 770-674-6075 (located at 4355 jonesboro rd, union city, GA 30291) and was informed that the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) in 2016. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the recall repair was performed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 72,000.

Tl the contact's son owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 45 mph, the front passenger door suddenly opened without warning. The vehicle was taken to barkhouser Ford (3604 riverside drive, danville, va 24541, 434-793-1112) where it was diagnosed that the door latch was faulty. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 92,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 40 mph, the door ajar warning indicator sounded and illuminated. The first occurrence was for the passenger door and the second occurrence was for the driver's door. Sanderson Ford (6400 n 51st Ave, glendale, az 85301, (800) 729-3501) was contacted and stated that there was no failure with the vehicle. The contact attributed the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v210000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was contacted, but no resolution was provided. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 45 mph, the front passenger door opened without warning. The contact called jorgensen Ford sales at 833-894-4613 (located at 8333 michigan Ave, detroit, mi 48210) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. Two days later, while driving at an unknown speed, the rear passenger door opened. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that there was no recall; however, the contact was informed to take the vehicle to a dealer for evaluation. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 77,800.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the driver's side door actuator failed and the driver's side door latch failed to shut properly. Autonation Ford arlington (1400 interstate 20 w, arlington, TX 76017, (817) 200-4503) was notified and stated that they tested the latch system. The dealer diagnosed that the latch may need to be replaced. The contact was uncertain if the failure would affect any other latches. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 119,196.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the front passenger door failed to latch, opened independently, and failed to close. The contact called marshall Ford (1075 w terra ln, o'fallon, mo 63366, (636) 978-3673) and was informed that the contact was unable to repair the vehicle because it was previously repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 17v210000 (latches/locks/linkages) a few years ago. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.