2015 Ford Focus Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the rear passenger door erroneously opened and would no longer lock. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the door latch failed. The door latch was replaced. Gene butman Ford (2105 washtenaw ave, ypsilanti, mi) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.”

“The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the scarf she was wearing became caught in the driver's side door and was unable to exit the vehicle from the driver's side door. The contact exited through the passenger's side door. The flashers were illuminated. There was an abnormal clicking noise detected. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.”

“The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after exiting the vehicle and locking the doors, the contact was unable to reopen the doors using the key fob. The contact used the key located inside the fob to open the doors. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but had become a recurring failure. The contact was concerned with breaking the emergency key in the locks and being unable to lock the doors. The contact had taken the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the locks needed to be replaced. …”

“The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the key fob was inadvertently touched and the rear lift gate erroneously opened. The contact indicated that the fob was not pressed twice as needed to open the hatch. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 16V698000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages, Structure). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. …”

“The contact owns a 2015 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 had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.”