so, does anybody what Ford is doing when taken under FSA18N03 ? I think that DIDit4DAD has a good idea, spray the latches with Fluid Film...obviously Ford thnks that the latch is the issue having replaced them for a poster, but when it did not remedy the freezing I think the addition of Fluid Film may be worth a try...

 

This happened with the drivers door on my 2017 the other morning. I hit the mech with some T-9 and all fixed.

 

Hi, What is T-9 ? I've used the Fluid Film and so far its working, I've also used Lock Ease (liquid Graphite) in a spray can

 

One week old 19 with 181 miles on it and I couldn't get my door to latch as well. Truck not listed for the voluntary recall as well. Drove my old Silverado to work...

 

My 2017 w/ 9,300 mi. is doing it on both rear doors this AM, real fun with my 9 y/o sitting back there. Called the dealership a month ago about it when it was still nice and warm out, and they told me that they wouldn't touch it until I actually had an issue. First of all I don't trust them to do any major repair work, second of all I'm not convinced that w/e they are doing is actually addressing the issue. Does anyone have any success stories?

When one's door flys open going around a corner, is the door / hinges damaged?

 

My experiences with this issue always initiated with the truck at rest, never in motion. If it ever happens while in motion, I will document as best I can and then will immediately attempt to inform NHTSA.

 

Just hung up with the Service Department, they gave me the same line of crap that they did last month, they state that the voluntary recall is in regards to the door latches freezing closed, not allowing you to open the doors. I communicated my frustrations and let them know that they were misleading people on this. She checked with a Service Manager and they said that I could bring it in as early as tomorrow for latch replacement and the weatherstripping work on both rear doors and that it should only take 1 full day to complete the work. They will not address the front doors until there is an issue with them and since the 9 y/o sits in back. I guess old people lives don't matter. Still skeptical that this is an actual fix though. Any idea if there has been a part number supersedence?

 

 

One of my doors did it after a 10-12 min. warmup with heat and blower on high, the other one did it about 20 min. later so the vehicle was plenty warm inside. I got both to latch by repeatedly shutting them and cussing vigorously.

 

thanks, JackalAR...so, maybe there is some binding in the system, 'behind the scenes'...my guess would be to fluid-film the inside through an existing hole or create some in the end of the door, and spray the exposed latch...this is unacceptable to be occurring once it became known. I will be ordering a 2019 soon and cannot believe that I may have this to look forward to.

 

Yea that is pretty mind boggling that this is still an issue.

 

 

 

I don't know much about plowing, but I'd like to think that if I were to get into it, that I would do a self install at some point down the road, and I'd be mighty pissed about this current draw situation that I probably didn't even know about.