BlackEdition Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 Today when im at home, I opened the front passenger door then suddenly the door latch decided to stop working on me! Here's a video showing the difference between the front right and left door latches: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1xulsgyj8zpxrumdh5k5r/VID_20240517_181538.mp4?rlkey=kiune4iqpg1e9xu7uwuhhquzg&dl=0 I thought it could be dirt and gunk making it stuck and not latching, but playing around with it and spraying it with WD40 made no difference at all. My battery is also close to dying so I don't want to mess around with the car anymore unless I get some pointers/ideas on how to get the latch to work again because the lights will continue to stay on for about 10-20 minutes since the door won't stay closed. I googled this but found no results with my same issue. All I found were people having an issue with the door sensor saying that the door is open even though it's closed, which never happened to me. I did find a great video showing the entire process for replacing the door latch: Please tell me there's an easy workaround and that I don't need to do all of that in the video? There's no way im going to tackle this by myself, especially not under a 40c weather. Im afraid of going to the dealer and get shocked by some $200-600 just for labor, then the same amount for the parts. This is also a safety issue and I can't drive the car at all, not even to the dealer. Why now? Why today? This is very upsetting and it happened in the worst possible time as im in the process of moving to a new place. My car is in a brand-new shape, less than 50K kilometers and I take good care of it and it was never in an accident. I also always park in a closed garage so there's no rain/moisture getting to the car. Kind of weird breaking on me for no reason at all? I never ever drove/rode/owned a car that had an issue with the door latches. What if this happened while im outside? This is pretty insane and feels like it should get recalled. I never slam my doors and I rarely get passengers on that side. If someone has an idea of getting that door to stay closed without having to revert to some weird and unsafe way like tying a rope to something inside, please let me know. Im going to be a happy man if I can just get it to safely stay closed for now without needing to open it again anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 (edited) all the latches are prone to failure except the liftgate, so far. some have had the passenger front fail some one of the rear ones. i think ford MAY have a bulletin on the passenger front but not sure. i have had door jamb issues on other fords but not latches, i agree. but ford heavily upgraded the electronics in 2011, and that led imho to a number of failures not seen in 2007-2010 MYs. it may be enough to fool the signal wire into thinking the door is always closed, it may not. but people have added a jumper to that wire and been happy with it. Edited May 17 by WWWPerfA_ZN0W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackEdition Posted May 17 Author Report Share Posted May 17 2 hours ago, WWWPerfA_ZN0W said: all the latches are prone to failure except the liftgate, so far. some have had the passenger front fail some one of the rear ones. i think ford MAY have a bulletin on the passenger front but not sure. i have had door jamb issues on other fords but not latches, i agree. but ford heavily upgraded the electronics in 2011, and that led imho to a number of failures not seen in 2007-2010 MYs. it may be enough to fool the signal wire into thinking the door is always closed, it may not. but people have added a jumper to that wire and been happy with it. Hi! I remember you from some of my topics 10-11 years ago when I first bought my car. Time flies so fast! Glas to see that you're still ok and active around here. Anyway, my issue isn't related to any electronics or sensors. Right now I don't care about making the lights turn off right away vs having to wait 10-20 minutes for them to turn off when the car is off. I just want the freaking door latch to catch to be able to close the door so life can go back to normal, even if temporarily. I don't need to open that door again anytime soon. I can't even drive anywhere in this state unless I tie the door with a rope or something to be able to drive, which is very unsafe. I searched around and read that people suggest spraying WD40 "liberally". I only sprayed a little. Tomorrow I will give it another try, spray the hell out of it, and fiddle with the door handles and locks to hopefully get the latch to catch again. Im guessing something is gunked up or rusted shut because I haven't opened that door much in the last year? I doubt it broke on me out of nowhere for no reason whatsoever. Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackEdition Posted May 18 Author Report Share Posted May 18 (edited) Today I tried everything I could think of, sprayed lots and lots of WD40 and slammed some stuff hoping something would give out, but nothing made a difference. The latch definitely needs to be replaced. Just my luck! I ratchet-strapped the door through the passenger chair and the center console and it seems tight and safe enough for now. The door ajar light is also off so I can go by like that temporarily. Hopefully it doesn't give out on me while im on a drive! Which part do I need? https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/body/locks-and-keys/door-latch-door-lock-actuator-motor-right-front-p-bt4z78264a26b?pdp=y https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/body/locks-and-keys/door-latch-door-lock-actuator-motor-right-front-p-8t4z78264a26b?pdp=y Mine is a keyless entry (first one) but I don't understand why a mechanical latch would care if I had keyless entry or not? It's a bit steep at around USD$194 MSRP (would definitely be MUCH more expensive at my dealers here in Saudi Arabia), and that's even without labor. I found an aftermarket part that only costs $47 with VAT and free international shipping from the US. Do you think it's a smarter buy or is it not worth the risk, especially because I need to pay a lot for labor? A-Premium Door Lock Actuator Replacement for Ford Edge 2007-2015 Lincoln MKX 2011-2014, Front Right, with Keyless Entry https://amzn.eu/d/ee3dW7B Edited May 18 by BlackEdition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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