Ford Focus Door Wont Open From Inside Or Outside

Here the car won t open from inside or outside because of a single lock being broken.

Ford focus door wont open from inside or outside. Do i need to replace any. Remove the door panel. The outside door handle on the driver s side of my 2001 focus wagon with 450 000 miles isn t opening the door too well in fact the outside rear door handle on the same drivers side won t open that do read more. The central lock switch seems to work i hear it locking and unlocking the doors but.

Average failure mileage is 66 850 miles. Just the outside handles aren t working. If it does not move gently insert a screwdriver or small pry bar between the panel and door and gently pry the panel away from the door to determine if there are any retaining clips. This issue can be resolved easily if the door lock is working and we can still get into the car.

Ford focus doors won t open from outside my brother has an 03 focus and the drivers door stopped opening from the outside and now the passangers side stopped. The door handle on my drivers side does not open from the outside. View profile view forum posts private message club member. Drivers side door will not open on the outside 4 answers.

It s a 2 door and the doors do open from the inside. The method for this will vary by make and model but start by trying to slide the panel upwards. It can be opened from the outside then i close the door and the inside handle works. This is an issue that occurs because of a feature that has been installed in certain models of cars it may be caused because of a button on the remote that activates the lock.

The handle has no tension in it whatsoever. 01 20 2008 07 19 pm 8.