2010 Ford Transit Connect Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“2010 Ford Transit Connect 120,000 miles Pulled driver door (electric lock) latch handle to exit vehicle. Upon pulling the door latch handle a very loud buzz lasting for approximately 1 to 2 seconds came from the driver door. I remained in the vehicle and closed the driver door and pressed the door lock mechanism and all doors locked. I then pulled on the driver door latch handle to unlock the doors which resulted in the same loud buzz from the driver's door. I exited the vehicle and locked it using the key fob. …”

“The contact owns a 2010 Ford Transit Connect. While driving, the front driver's door and sliding door erroneously locked. While the doors were locked, the instrument panel indicated that the doors were unlocked. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer (advantage Ford, 1031 central ave, duarte, ca) were notified. The failure mileage was 47,000. The VIN was unknown.”

“The contact owns a 2010 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that the keyless entry fob failed. The contact had to use the key to manually open the doors and start the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that they were unable to correct the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 6,000 and the current mileage was 7,000.”

“The contact owns a 2010 Ford Transit Connect. While the vehicle was stationary, the driver's door would not open. As a result, the contact had to climb over the emergency brake and exit through the passenger door. The contact, an independent mechanic, stated that the generic electronic module that controlled all of the locking mechanisms in the vehicle failed to lock and unlock on more than one occasion while inside or outside of the vehicle. Furthermore, both of the rear sliding doors experienced intermittent failures. A dealer was not made aware of the failures. …”