The 2012 ford focus has 20 problems reported for doors won t latch.
Ford focus driver door wont shut.
My driver side rear sliding door on 2001 ford windstar was shutting but would pop open when you shut the driver door went over a bump etc.
This is not meant to be a flame but are you sure that you have turned the car off and it isn t in autostart mode.
It just came open enough to make the dash light come on and sometimes the interior light.
The 2012 focus is currently the only vehicle with major reported door latch failures that is not part of the door latch recall by ford.
2011 2013 ford edge owners in particular are having this problem in record numbers.
Cycle your car through starting and shut it back down.
This issue has been encountered by numerous owners.
It is not the usual problem of the latch being stuck in the lock position and needing to be unlatched with a screwdriver.
My 2014 ford focus se back passenger door will shut but not lock the lock part.
If it still thinks the ignition is on it will not sound the horn.
Ford owners are dealing with a door ajar warning lights that won t shut off.
Ford recalls nearly 250 000 cars over door latch the issue arises when a component in the door latch breaks which makes the door difficult to latch shut leading to the driver or passengers.
While it starts intermittently the door ajar light is coming on and staying on for ford owners even when their doors are certainly closed.
Average repair cost is 420 at 64 350 miles.
It will not engage and lock the door.
I can lean against the door and hold it shut and pree the remote lock on my key and the alarm sets and al the doors loc except this one you can walk up to the door and just open t.