Slide the door latch off the carrier.
Opening ford via door handle.
Remove the interior front door handle cable from the retaining clip.
Open the clip and disconnect the exterior front door handle actuating rod.
The recall covers the 2012 2015 ford focus the 2013 2014 ford fusion the 2011 2014 ford fiesta and the 2013 2015 ford escape and c max.
In this article we will show you how you can open the door on your ford using the metal blade.
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This is necessary if the car battery has died and you need to manually open the car in order to access the car battery in your ford.
Now that the door is open cut a piece of 18 ga wire around 30 long.
Nothing is connecting the rod to the inside of the handle.
The 2007 ford focus has 4 problems reported for door handle on drivers door broke can t open from outside.
With access through the front door latch opening release the door latch from the carrier assembly.
I noticed once when i pulled the handle that the latch thing on the door did not move.
Push up on the tab.
Average failure mileage is 66 850 miles.
What do i need to replace.
The handle moves freely without opening the door.
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Feed one end of the wire through the bottom latch opening and angle the wire so that it threads between the side of the moveable tab and the top bracket.
Remove the 3 front door latch screws.
Ford has issued another recall for faulty door latches which can fail to secure a door leading to its possibly coming open while the vehicle is being driven.
These instructions apply to multiple ford models such as fiesta mustang fusion edge and f150.
To allow for temporary operation of the door.
Temporary door handle bypass.
Like before it totally quit working i would have to pull hard or push hard until i heard a faint click and then it would open with a lot of force.
Also includes steps to create a temporary door.
Photos 21 thru 27.
The recall covers nearly 2 2.
Ford model a 147 74.