Ford Fiesta Door Latch Fix

Detroit ford is recalling about 2 5 million vehicles in the u s canada and elsewhere because of a nagging door latch problem and a brake fluid leak.

Ford fiesta door latch fix.

Ford says a lever in the door latch can crack and fail. The door latch recall covers more than 2. Dearborn michigan the 2011 ford fiesta has been added to a recall of ford vehicles for door latch problems at the request of the national highway traffic safety administration ford said. Ford dealers will replace faulty latches.

If that happens the doors could. Door latch issues have not been limited to ford pickups. Typically doors won t close when it fails but customers may be able to latch it after repeated attempts. Although no accidents or injuries have been reported because of the door latch problem the nhtsa began getting complaints about doors flying open on the 2011 2013 ford fiesta back in september of 2014.

My fiesta has never been involved in an accident no body damage no evidence of attempted break ins and no apparent reason to cause 1 let alone both rear passenger side door latches to malfunction and prevent closing of the rear side doors. Millions of previously repaired door latches on everything from fiesta to mustang could potentially crack and fail. This is the third recall to fix the problem on 2011 to 2016 vehicles including the escape fiesta focus and fusion at risk of having a door come open while the vehicle is being driven.