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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 10:11 AM
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Door fire!

Anybody have their door lock mechanism have a meltdown?


 
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 10:28 AM
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WTF!?

Any backstory to this?

Were you there when it happened?

Man, that stinks.

 
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 03:11 PM
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How??? There is a fuse in that circuit (well, unless someone bypassed it or threw a 30 amp fuse in there anyway).
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 03:44 PM
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I was driving down the road, and started to smell something burning or real hot! I had been driving 25 miles to my house, the smell started about a half a mile from getting home. It was dark, so didn't see anything until I pulled into garage. When I got out, there was smoke billowing out of the door! I unhooked the batteries, and the smoke went away! Electrical system has not been tampered with, and fuse was still good! I've never heard of such a thing! Now I need a new VSM!
 
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 03:46 PM
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By the way, my insurance covered it!
 
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 04:13 PM
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These are pictures of inside the door!
These are pictures of inside the door!



 
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Excursionnut
By the way, my insurance covered it!
except for the Deductible...
and how much was that?

I carry $500 deductible.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 08:40 PM
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Mine is $500 too! But it was better than nothing. I got a check for $2800. I need to have the door jambs painted, had to buy new door latch, lock actuator, door latch sensor, and new weather stripping. Also found wiring connectors at a wrecking yard. Still looking for an inside door latch cable. The door panel isn't hardly hurt at all, just a little on the rear edge.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 09:45 PM
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Some of the door latch and wiring pigtails might swap over from super duty trucks of the same era.

Unfortunately the rear doors themselves ( the metal parts) are Excursion specific and not shared with the four door trucks for some reason.
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Old Jan 9, 2026 | 11:26 PM
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The door cable is excursion only too. They are longer than the truck cable.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2026 | 04:40 AM
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I'm sure you already have it, but this appears to be your part number. Have your dealer do a nationwide search too. YC3Z78266A46AA





 
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Old Jan 10, 2026 | 06:56 AM
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By now we have replaced some or all of the crappy door lock actuators. Do you know if it was original OEM, Motorcraft replacement, or Chinese replacement?
 
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Old Jan 10, 2026 | 11:10 AM
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I replaced them once, not sure where I got them. They were NOT Ford original units!
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Old Jan 10, 2026 | 11:16 AM
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I did search all over for that cable with no luck! I will have to go to the wrecking yards and maybe buy the whole door. I need some other misc. parts on the door that are not available either.
 
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