Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 05/01/2004 | 55000 | 1 | 03/07/2003 |
| I have a 2000 ford f350 psd 4x4 that has been having more and more problems recently with the door ajar function. in warmer weather one or more of the door closed switch sensors is malfunctioning show the door open when they are all closed. i have tried opening and closing all doors repeatedly but no imporvement. lately it has been happening more and with cooler temps as well. i talked to the ford dealer here in town and they said they had heard of this and told me to try wd40 as a fix by spraying it into the door closer where the switch is buried. no luck. this may not sound to bad of a problem, however the results of the truck thinking the door is open is not good. if the truck is running, the interior lights stay on until a speed of 15mph or more is hit, thereby auto shutting off the interior lights. however as speed decreases and goes below the 15mph the lights turn back on. it makes it very difficult to see at night driving forward and almost impossible to back up. the other concern is after the truck is shut off, the interior lights stay on until the switch releases or a self timer shuts off the lights. this has caused a slight drain in battery, making it slightly difficult at times to start a truck which needs all the juice it can get to turn over. i have seen this defect in the door closure switch happen in an old work truck i used to drive (99 ford f150). i would like to install a security device in the future, however if the door remain ajar, this could pose to be a problem to the functionality of such a device. any help would be appreciated in seeing if this is a regular problem or a safety concern. thanks, paul. *ak | |||