NHTSA Complaint #10643082 — 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DUE THE LATCHES BECOMING FROZEN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE LATCHES WOULD FREEZE IN AN OPEN POSITION. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. PAM