2013 FORD FOCUS Structurebody Problems

This is the second failure of the door latch we’ve had. 1st time was drivers door. Today was passenger door. Ford dealers refuse to fix it. Carthage ford sold me the parts and I paid my mechanical c to fix the drivers door. $200 for the door latches $200 to install. Now I have to do the passenger door. I was under the impression this should be free as it’s a recall I’ve contacted ford corporate and didn’t get anywhere with them either. They were supposed to get something set up with a local dealer but never heard back from them. This is a huge safety issue. Please help me either getting reimbursed for the earlier repairs and parts and maybe getting the others fixed or at least pay the bill if I have to get them done

I TOOK MY FORD FOCUS 2013 INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 2020. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LATCHES 20S30 CODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. I JUST CHECKED ONLINE AND IT’S HASN’T BEEN FIXED. IT’S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND WE’VE BEEN DRIVING IT WITH A NEWBORN BABY NOT KNOWING THAT THEY HAVEN’T FIXED THE RECALL.

GOT IN MY CAR TO GO WORK STARTED DOWN ROAD AND THE ADA'S IT SHOWED UP ON MY DASH THAT IT WAS THE TRANS FAULT SERVICE NOW I TURNED AROUND AND COME HOME. I CALLED THE SERVICE MAN AT FORD PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS TAKING TO THEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT PULLING RIGHT THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND I CALLED THEM AND NOTHING WAS DONE IN JUNE 2019 AND NOW MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE NOW IT'S BEEN DOWN SINCE 12/24/2020 I CALLED THE FORD PLACE AND THEY CAN'T GET IT IN TILL 01/04/2021. THIS HAS BEEN VERY INCONVENIENT FOR NOT DO I HAVE HEALTH ISSUES,BUT MY DAUGHTER IS 81/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I HAVE NO WAY TO GO . I'VE ONLY HAVE HAD THIS CAR 1YEAR AND 8 MONTHS AND IT'S BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE..

FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #18V735000 (01/19/2019)-FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #19V515000-(01/29/2019)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOOR LATCH-CAMPAIGN #16V643000-01/27/2017)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: HATCHBACK: LIFT GATE LOCK CAMPAIGN # 16V698000-(11/16/2016)-STRUCTURE: BODY HATCH BACK/ LIFT GATE CAMPAIGN # 16V691000 (11/16/2016)- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING CAMPAIGN # 15V813000-(01/07/2016)

SAME ISSUE WITH PREVIOUS DOOR LATCH RECALL, IT IS BROKEN AGAIN AND SINCE IT HAS ALREADY "BEEN REPAIRED" THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR WILL GET STUCK IN A LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT CLOSE.

I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT IS EXPERIENCING DOOR LATCH FAILURES. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THEIR IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FORD FOCUS DOOR LATCHES BUT BASED THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED. (SAFETY RECALL 16S30) THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH. THE LATCH OPENED BUT THEN WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. I TRIED TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY JUST STATE THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED.

2013 FORD FOCUS JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING, WAS TOLD RECALL WAS FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY VIA KINDLE FORD. ALSO THE TRUNK NO LONGER OPENS, BUT BEEPS WHEN CAR IS ON SAYING THE TRUNK IS OPEN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A RECALL IN 2017 THAT WAS FIXED BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT NOW IT'S UP TO US TO PAY FOR IT.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T LATCH AND EVEN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING

I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK SE STARTING AT 24K MILES. AT AROUND 50K I BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE STUTTERING, WHILE ACCELERATING OR COMING TO A STOP, WAS (AND STILL IS) HORRIBLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION 'FIXED', TO NO AVAIL. I'M STILL DEALING WITH THESE PROBLEMS 80K MILES LATER. THE FIRST TWO WINTERS THAT I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE MY DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT ENGAGE, IN DRY, 40 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. SO I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE AND HOLD MY DOOR CLOSED UNTIL THE CAR HEATED UP AND THE LOCKS ENGAGED. I TRIED WD-40 AND SPRAYS MEANT SPECIFICALLY TO UNFREEZE LOCKS. NEITHER WORKED. AND THE LOCKS WOULD OCCASIONALLY DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING MY MORNING COMMUTE ON THE HIGHWAY. NO RECALL UNTIL TWO YEARS LATER, AFTER COMPLAINING COUNTLESS TIMES. BUT BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION, I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER A LONG DAY...

TAKATA RECALL

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL , NOTICE# 16S30/NHTSA RECALL 16V-643 MAY, 2017 AND IN DOING SO I NOTIFIED THE VICKSBURG FORD DEALERSHIP HERE AND SCHEDULED A APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED, AND THE PART MADE IT HERE TUESDAY 5/30/17) AND IT WAS REPAIRED I WAS TOLD. NOW YESTERDAY AS I TRIED TO CLOSE MY DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD CO TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL EXISTS. OF COURSE NOT IT WAS IN 2017 THAT I CAME OUT AND IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT HAS HAPPENED NOW. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR OUT THERE AT THE TIME I WAS ONLY FOLLOWING WHAT I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO, NOW THE WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE SERVICEMAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SECURED THE TRUNK, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED ALMOST EVERY TIME SHE DRIVESPASSENGER DOORS OPEN AS WELL AS THE TRUNK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR DOORS BUT NOT THE TRUNK.*JB

MY DOOR FLEW OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PAY QUITE A BIT TO GET IT FIXED NOT TO MENTION IT WAS A PRETTY SCARY EXPERIENCE. SINCE I'M SEEING THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALLED PART, I'D LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. HOW DO I GO ABOUT THAT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRUNK OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE CONTACT CLOSED THE TRUNK, A MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING THAT THE TRUNK WAS STILL OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KAY FORD (14633 S CICERO AVE, MIDLOTHIAN, IL 60445) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH ON THE TRUNK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TAILGATE HATCH HAS OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR 16C13 TAILGATE RELEASE SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BOBY CONTROL MODULE, MADE APPT AND TOOK CAR IN ON OCT. 4, 2017 TO FREMONT FORD FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL AND ALSO 16S30 SIDE DOOR LATCH REPLACEMENT, THEY ONLY PERFORMED THE 16S30 RECALL BUT NOT THE 16C13 TAILGATE SOFTWARE, SAID IT WAS ALREADY UP TO DATE. TAILGATE HAS OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY TWICE SINCE THEN. NEED TO CLARIFY IF SAFETY RECALL 16C13 APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE, AND WHY WAS FREMONT FORD UNABLE TO APPLY SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE 16C13 SAFETY RECALL.

AFTER TAKING MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION TROUBLE SHOOTED. THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE JERKING THE TRANSMISSION DOES DURING THE COURSE OF OPERATION. ALSO I WAS TOLD I HAVE A RECALL ON LATCHES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS FOR TO PREFORM THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STRIPPING WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T LATCH. USED THE CAR NORMALLY THE PREVIOUS DAY. CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, AND WHEN I GOT IN TO DRIVE, THE DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT, WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE.

AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN DRIVING UP THE STREET, I REALIZED MY DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY, AND THE DASH SAID "DOOR AJAR." OF COURSE I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND CAN'T DRIVE IT NOW. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AFTER RESEARCHING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER DRIVER DOORS NOT LATCHING IN 2013 FORD FOCUSES.

IN MOTION REAR BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. IN MOTION . TRUNK UNLATCHES UNINTENTIONALLY FORCING MYSELF TO STOP AND PULL OVER AND CLOSE THE TRUNK LID.IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE HAS WARNING THAT CORRECTLY WARNS OF THE OCCURRING ERROR. ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS RECENTLY IN MARCH OF 2017.

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 AM THIS MORNING 12/31/16, OUR FORD FOCUS BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THANK GOD WE AND OUR 11 MONTH OLD WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEN OUR ENTIRE MULTI INFORMATION SCREEN INCLUDING RADIO QUIT WORKING, THEY REFUSED TO FIX BECAUSE WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAVE BARELY HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOW WE HAVE NO CAR BECAUSE IT IS TOTALED FROM THE FIRE. THE POLICE BASED ON INITIAL INVESTIGATION SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER 2013 FORD FOCUS CATCH FIRE IN AUSTRALIA AND OTHER PLACES. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE.

THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT STAY IN. IT DOES NOT "BLOW" AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER,HEAT OR GAS GAUGE,TURN SIGNALS, ECT. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VALID SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THIS FUSE DOES NOT ALLOW THE CURRENT TO GET TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THEN THE MPG READOUT RETURNS TO 30.7 IN LIEU OF WHAT WAS BEING SHOWN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. ANYTIME YOUR SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK THAT IS A RECALLABLE SITUATION. I BELIEV FOMOCO KNOWS ABOUT THIS. ALSO THE STICKER ON THE DOOR JAMB IN REGARDS TO TIRE PRESSURE READS 30 PSI. RIGHT NOW I HAVE 30 PSI IN MY TIRES AND THE "LOW TIRE" LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON.WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER HE SAID TO PUT 35 PSI IN EACH TIRE TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. IF THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS WANTED MORE...

THIS RECALL BEGAN IN AUGUST AND STILL HAS NOT BEE REMEDIED. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BUY A NEW CAR AND WERE TOLD THE CAR IS UNSALABLE UNTIL THIS RECALL IS SATISFIED. WE NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND EVERY DAY WE DRIVE IT WILL CAUSE A LOSS TO THE CURRENT VALUE AND THE RISK OF REPAIRS. THERE IS NO SATISFACTORY TIMEFRAME FOR THIS RECALL TO BE REMEDIED. EVEN FORD WILL NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK ON TRADE.

PASSENGER REAR DOOR UNLATCHED DURING DRIVING IN A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT. WOULD NOT LATCH BACK UNTIL REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR CAME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET. DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH BACK UNTIL BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR HAD TO BE HELD SHUT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING MY DOOR FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT SHUT BACK CLOSED, I CHECKED THE LATCH AND SURE ENOUGH IT WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSE NOR LOCK, I HAD TO TIE MY DOOR SHUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR FOR IT TO REMAIN SHUT, THANKFULLY A CAR DID NOT HIT MY DOOR WHEN IT FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING,THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AN MY KIDS! I AM FED UP WITH FORD AND THERE RECALLS! I CALLED FORD SERVICE AFTER I FOUND OUT IT IS A RECALL TO GET FIXED IMMEDIATELY BUT THE SERVICE MAN STATED THEY WONT HAVE HAVE THE PART TILL THE BEGINNING OF 2017 WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO UNTIL THAN!!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD !!!!

I DID A COMPLAINT BEFORE ON MY DOOR LATCH DRIVER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED AND WON'T STAY CLOSED. I AM DOING ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2013 AND THE DOOR LATCHES SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTION THIS WAY . I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPAIR THE FIRST ONE NOW THE SECOND IS DAMAGED. I NEED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS NOBODY CONTACTED ME TO FIX MY PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. AT THIS POINT I AM AGAINST FORD NOW AND WILL NOT BUY OR RECOMMEND ANYONE I COME I CONTACT WITH TO BUY THE FORD BRAND EVER AGAIN. MY NAME IS LEE [XXX] MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] MY EMAIL IS [XXX] I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS AND HAD MANY UNSAFE PROBLEMS OCCUR. TWO DOOR LATCHES MALFUNCTION DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. FUEL TANK REPLACED CAUSE OF THE...

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDERWAY AND LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. WILL NOT CLOSE OR LATCH. LATCH MOVES SMOOTHLY BY HAND, BUT DOES DOT CATCH AND LATCH AGAINST FRAME MOUNTED PIECE, NOR DOES IT MOVE WHEN DOOR HANDLE IS OPERATED.

MY WIFE AND I WERE OUT FOR THE DAY, STOPPED TO HAVE LUNCH. WHEN SHE GOT OUT AND SHUT THE DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH, THE LATCH HAD BROKEN INSIDE AND WOULDN'T STAY SHUT. HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT TO GET IT HOME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE STOPPED AND DIDN'T COME OPEN WHEN WE WERE IN MOTION.

DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO NOT STAY CLOSED. FULL RANGE OF MOTION OF DOOR IS NOT HAMPERED; DOOR CAN BE CLOSED FULLY, HOWEVER DOOR OPENS WITH NO EFFORT, EVEN WHEN LOCK IS ENABLED.

I PARKED THE CAR AND REMOVED SOME BELONGINGS FROM THE BACK SEAT, TRIED TO SHUT THE DOOR AND LOCK THE CAR WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT LOCKING DUE A DOOR BEING AJAR. THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT, I TRIED TO MANUALLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE THE CHILD LOCK IN ADDITION TO LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE DOOR WAS BEING HELD SHUT AND ALSO OPEN. THE DOOR HAS TO BE HELD SHUT WITH A ROPE TIED TO THE HEADREST. THE RECALL THAT FORD HAS OUT ABOUT THE BACK DOOR LATCH DOES NOT INVOLVE MY VIN SO I CAN'T GET AN ANSWER ABOUT IT FROM THEM.

PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT. NOW IT WILL NOT CLOSE.

DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T LATCH. HAD TO DRIVE TO DEALER WHILE HOLDING DOOR CLOSED. OPENED WHILE MAKING TURN, DOOR ALMOST HIT CAR IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAITING FOR LIGHT.

DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE AND WILL NOT LATCH OR ENGAGE TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED. WAS STATIONARY SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 HOURS. TEMP OUTSIDE THAT DAY WAS 99 F. OPENED THE DOOR TO PLACE MY WORK BAG IN BACK SEAT AND DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE (OR LATCH) AFTER. ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE SAME TYPE OF CAR DESCRIBING SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED YET.

DOOR WON'T LATCH. THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD ABOUT THE LATCH. I CANNOT FIND THE RECALL NUMBER, BUT HERE IS A LINK TO A MEDIA REPORT FROM FORD. HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2016/08/04/REGIONAL-SAFETY-RECALL.PDF HOWEVER, THEY STATE THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE I LIVE IN TENNESSEE WHICH IS NOT ONE OF THE STATES LISTED ON THE RECALL. ONLY CERTAIN STATES "WITH HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND SOLAR LOADING" ARE ON THE RECALL LIST. OREGON AND WASHINGTON ARE ON THIS LIST. ARE THOSE STATES REALLY HOTTER THAN TENNESSEE?

THE DRIVER DOOR WON'T STAY CLOSED. I HAVE TO HOLD THE CAR SHUT WHILE DRIVING AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD BY YUCCA VALLEY FORD THE REPAIR IS AROUND 500$. THIS CAR IS STILL NEW AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS SAFETY CONCERN AT THIS TIME.

THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH AND MADE A TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY VEHICLE DOOR FLEW OPEN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS EFFECTING OTHER FORD VEHICLES BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY REPAIR THIS IF I PAY OUT OF POCKET. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTOR OF DOOR NOT LATCHING.

THE DRIVER DOOR OPENED WHEN THE LATCH FAILED. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LATCHES FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED I UNLOCKED WITH ELECTRONIC KEY AND THE DOOR THEN FAILED TO LATCH SHUT

AFTER ENTERING CAR, THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THE DOOR LATCH. DRIVER DOOR REQUIRED TO BE BUNGEE CORDED IN ORDER TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED BY FORD AT A COST ON $697.00 TO OWNER.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN... CANTON, TEXAS. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHEN TURNING RIGHT. MY 85 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE DOOR, IN A SEAT-BELT THANK GOD. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. IT WOULD NOT CATCH ON THE STRIKER. USING A SCREWDRIVER, I FOUND THE LATCH HAD NO TENSION ON IT AND WOULD NOT HOLD THE THE DOOR STRIKER. I PUT MY MOTHER IN THE FRONT SEAT AND HAD MY SON HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED FOR THE 15 MILE TRIP HOME. I CALLED 3 FORD DEALERS TO FIND THE PART IS ON BACK-ORDER. THE PRICE IS A WHOPPING $273 + TAX + ANOTHER $100 TO PUT IT IN. HAD MY MOTHER NOT BEEN BELTED IN, THIS COULD HAVE KILLED HER. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR CLOSE, IT WOULD HAVE MADE FOR A NASTY ACCIDENT. I...

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT THAT I'M FILING ON YOUR WEBSITE AS I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MY FIRST COMPLAINT. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A DOOR LATCH PROBLEM WITH MY 2013 FORD FOCUS. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING AND WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR. I TRIED TO PASTE IT HERE, BUT IT'S TOO LONG FOR THIS FORM.

A LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING SAYING THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN. SINCE WE WERE COMING TO A STOP, IT THANKFULLY DID NOT FLY OPEN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT EASILY COULD HAVE. I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE IT REPEATEDLY AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I WAS FORCED TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED UNTIL WE COULD PULL OVER. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, WE REALIZED THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS ACTUALLY BROKEN AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DESPITE THERE BEING RECALLS ON SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, FORD IS REFUSING TO RECALL THE FOCUS (THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO THE 2013 MODEL BEFORE.

MY 2013 FORD FOCUS WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I GOT IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. I STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, BUT MY CAR INFORMED ME THAT MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED. I PUSHED ON THE DOOR (WITHOUT PULLING THE LATCH) AND THE DOOR OPENED. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CLOSE THE DOOR, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 20 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED.GOT OUT TO CLOSE DOOR AND IT WILL NOT CLOSE.LATCH DOES NOT CATCH.HAD TO TIE DOOR CLOSED TO DRIVE BACK HOME 3 MILES.I FOUND ON THIS SITE THAT FORD FUSION, LINCOLN MKZ AND FORD FIESTA HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPAIR.HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD DEALER FOR MONDAY.

DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH

MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES NOT LATCH [XXX] AND I HAD TO USE A BELT TO KEEP IT FROM OPENING SO I COULD GET HOME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR AS WELL AS DOOR AJAR SIGNAL BEEPING. I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WITH ONE ARM AND DRIVE WITH THE OTHER, VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. I NORMALLY DRIVE A HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK, BUT I HAPPENED TO BE IN MY TOWN WHEN IT OCCURRED AND STILL DRIVING 35-45 KEPT OPENING MY DOOR AND OBVIOUSLY ANY LEFT TURN, WHICH I MADE 3 OF, CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN.

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO TIE IT DOWN TO STAY CLOSED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE REAR SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE. HAVE TO TIE THIS DOOR TO STAY CLOSED AS WELL. THE INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF, STATING THE DOORS ARE OPEN.

THIS PAST MONDAY, JULY 4TH, I ARRIVED HOME FROM HOUSE SITTING AND UNLOADED THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR. I CLOSED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, LOCKED THE CAR AND TURNED THE ALARM ON. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR 1/2 HOUR LATER TO RUN AN ERRAND AND I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO DRIVE. A MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY DASHBOARD THAT SAID "PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS AJAR". I STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE DOOR AND CLOSE IT AND IT WOULDN'T CLOSE. I TRIED MANY TIMES TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULD JUST OPEN BACK UP AGAIN. THE DOOR ISN'T LATCHING AND CLOSING ALL THE WAY. I TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS MANY TIMES AND IT STILL WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND LATCH AND LOCK. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOR ANY INFORMATION AND FOUND THAT SOME...

DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. WHEN WE TRY TO CLOSE IT, IT BOUNCES BACK OPEN.