Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
06V383000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 02/16/2004 to 06/20/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 139537 | 11/08/2006 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/05/2006 | 10/05/2006 | |||||||
Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north dakota, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and wyoming. the side door latch mechanisms may experience water intrusion allowing the latch mechanism to freeze in cold weather. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | As a result, the door latch pawl may not return to the latch position when the door is closed, and the door could open while the vehicle is moving. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a shield over the front latches; seal a drain hole in the rear window trim molding on the freestyle rear side doors; and apply grease to all front and rear side-door latch mechanisms free of charge. the recall began on november 8, 2006. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Ford recall no. 06s45.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
01/04/2010 | 80000 | 1 | |
1.)every winter the locking mechanism on the drivers side door will freeze. so, once you open your door & you go to shut it, it will not latch shut, instead it will just bounce back open. after spending about 1/2 hour each time of manually moving the latch up & down it finally engages. 2.) power window buttons do not work on any window except drivers side. when i have it repaired, & if i put the window locks on, after that none will work again. i'm tired of fixing an ongoing problem! 3.) driver side power door lock is intermittent in working. it must be pressed approximately 5-6 times usually before it will engage. *tr | |||
07/31/2011 | 24500 | ||
The back of one of the second row seats does not fold down when the latch lever is pulled up, which means that the entire seat does not lift up. consequently, passangers sitting in the third row will be unable to exit the car from the corresponding side in case of an accident. when the car was new, it was difficult to release the latch; over time it got more difficult, and now it is inoperable. | |||
12/09/2010 | 90000 | ||
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated during cold weather the drivers side door does not latch and or stay shut. the contact stated the vehicle was included in a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 06v383000(latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) and had the recall repairs performed. the failure continued and the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the door latch was replaced. the failure continued and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technicians stated the strike plate was lose. the vehicle was repaired and the failure continued to occur. the third time the vehicle was taken into the dealer the technicians stated the door latch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated the failure also occurred once on the rear passenger side door. the dealer stated the repairs would have to be covered by the contact because the warranty had expired. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000 . ds | |||
06/09/2008 | 5000 | ||
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the vehicle was parked when the contact noticed that the door latch on all four doors would not close securely which resulted to the opening of the doors even when in motion. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer four different times where they sprayed a solution to the door latch mechanism. also, the vehicle was repaired under the nhsta campaign id number 06v383000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch); however, the failure continued to occur after the repairs. the failure mileage was 5,000. js | |||
01/26/2011 | 40000 | ||
Regarding campaign number 06v383000 dealer installed shield over front latches. fix did not work. latch won't reset can't close door also worried door can pop open. the orignal fix never really worked. happens each winter. grease has been re applied to latch. | |||
06/09/2008 | 5000 | ||
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the vehicle was parked when the contact noticed that the door latch on all four doors would not close securely which resulted to the opening of the doors even when in motion. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer four different times where they sprayed a solution to the door latch mechanism. also, the vehicle was repaired under the nhsta campaign id number 06v383000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch); however, the failure continued to occur after the repairs. the failure mileage was 5,000. js | |||
01/26/2011 | 40000 | ||
Regarding campaign number 06v383000 dealer installed shield over front latches. fix did not work. latch won't reset can't close door also worried door can pop open. the orignal fix never really worked. happens each winter. grease has been re applied to latch. | |||
06/09/2008 | 5000 | ||
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the vehicle was parked when the contact noticed that the door latch on all four doors would not close securely which resulted to the opening of the doors even when in motion. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer four different times where they sprayed a solution to the door latch mechanism. also, the vehicle was repaired under the nhsta campaign id number 06v383000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch); however, the failure continued to occur after the repairs. the failure mileage was 5,000. js | |||
01/26/2011 | 40000 | ||
Regarding campaign number 06v383000 dealer installed shield over front latches. fix did not work. latch won't reset can't close door also worried door can pop open. the orignal fix never really worked. happens each winter. grease has been re applied to latch. | |||
06/09/2008 | 5000 | ||
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the vehicle was parked when the contact noticed that the door latch on all four doors would not close securely which resulted to the opening of the doors even when in motion. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer four different times where they sprayed a solution to the door latch mechanism. also, the vehicle was repaired under the nhsta campaign id number 06v383000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch); however, the failure continued to occur after the repairs. the failure mileage was 5,000. js | |||
01/26/2011 | 40000 | ||
Regarding campaign number 06v383000 dealer installed shield over front latches. fix did not work. latch won't reset can't close door also worried door can pop open. the orignal fix never really worked. happens each winter. grease has been re applied to latch. | |||
12/22/2007 | 50000 | ||
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that after receiving a recall notice in reference to nhtsa campaign id number (06v383000-latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) and getting the vehicle repaired the failure continued to occur on a intermittent basis for the past 3 years in cold weather. the vehicle was inspected again by a dealer who informed the contact that he needed to replace the latches by a different design. the vehicle was repaired for the door latches. the failure mileage was approximately 50,000. tb | |||
05/15/2010 | 65000 | ||
During vehicle operation, the instrument cluster suddenly and catastrophically fails, apparently disabling several critical safety features. the malfunction at first occurred intermittently, then more frequently, but now occurs continuously. a local ford dealer has replaced the instrument cluster twice without resolving the problem, indicating that original ford equipment may be defective. the speedometer and tachometer needles suddenly drop to zero and freeze. the digital display shows | |||
12/20/2008 | 58500 | 1 | |
When the weather here dropped to the teens, the front passenger door would not latch. you could open it, get in, then not be able to close it. *tr | |||
12/01/2008 | 70265 | 1 | |
In cold weather front doors do not latch . not able to close and doors open while driving. this item was a ford recall worked for one season . ford claims item the latch were repaired and recall was honored. this is a major safety issue. please help! *tr | |||
11/01/2008 | 32000 | ||
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. when the weather is very cold, the driver's side door latch would stick and not remain shut. it took the contact 45 minutes of playing with the door to get it to remain closed. the failure was due to the latch linkage system. the failure and current mileages were less than 32,000. | |||
01/06/2006 | 7500 | 3 | |
Side door locks and freeze during the winter. door has opened while driving. *jb | |||
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
12/01/2009 | 70000 | ||
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the door latches are defective. recall number 06v383000, latches, locks, linkages and door latch was previously repaired; however, the failure recurred. the door latch sticks and the door reopens when attempting to close it. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to have the locks and latches repaired again; however, the repair cost is $300 to repair each door latch. the failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
12/03/2008 | 32000 | ||
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the driver side power locking device, and door latch failed to function. as a consequence the door would not fully close. the failure occurred whenever the weather temperatures were cool. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the vehicle was previously repaired according to recall campaign id number 06v383000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). the repair did not remedy the failure. the failure mileage was 32,000. the current mileage was 40,000. | |||
12/02/2007 | 1000 | 18 | |
Rear doors fail to latch in cold weather. the front doors had the same problem that was repaired under a ford motor company recall in 2006 that focused on about 20 northern states, washington was not included in the recall letter. repairs were done on the front doors in wa. state on owners request. the rear doors suffer the same latching failure that has not been addressed. 2005 ford freestyles that move north from southern states will likely suffer front and rear door latching problems in winter. *tr | |||
12/01/2006 | 2 | ||
Re. nhtsa campaign id # 06v383000 : i had my local dealer perform the service outlined in the recall in late november. since then, on two occasions the drivers door has failed to latch without repeated hard slamming. i don't think what they did has fixed the problem. *jb | |||
08/01/2005 | 1 | ||
After purchasing a new 2005 ford freestyle i noticed that the rear doors would not unlock from inside or outside after the engine was turned off. i was told by ford dealer that it is a safety issue. in order to open the rear doors, you have to hit the electronic door lock switch from the driver or pull the lock rod located at each door. my concern is that if an accident occurred and something happened to the electrical system, the rear passengers would be trapped and rescuers on the outside could not open the doors. my wife drives daily with young grandchildren inside and they could not open the doors using the lock-rods. if this really was a safety situation as ford describes it, then the front doors should not open either. upon further investigation, i found that my 2003 ford expedition operates in the same manner. this potential problem could be taken care of with a simple computer code change. as it stands, i believe that serious injuries could be expected with trapped children or handicapped in the rear seats. *jb |