2003 Ford Focus Latch Problems
- 24
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- side door · 6 records
- rear passenger · 6 records
- passenger side · 5 records
- doors latch · 5 records
- passenger door · 5 records
- door latch · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Latch
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford focus. The contact stated that the rear doors failed to latch. The contact had to use a bungee cord to keep the doors closed; however, they would open every time a turn was made. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000. ..*bf *tt
ODI 10874348
Latch
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford focus. The contact stated that both of the rear doors failed. The rear driver side door would not open and the rear passenger side door would not close. The dealer advised the contact to speak with the manufacturer in regards to the failure. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch). The…
ODI 10357857
Glass, Side/Rear · Ignition · Latch · Trunk Lid
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford focus. While parked in the backyard, the contact started the vehicle and the rear window blew out. The dealer repaired the window. A few days later, the locks on the passenger side door would not unlock. The dealer repaired that failure as well. Afterwards, the ignition cylinder began to fail. The contact took the vehicle in for repair and had to pay $300. The current and failure…
ODI 10224763
Body · Latch
Upon opening, three hard clicks are heard - and lock opens on occasion. Often refusing to latch and on many occasions, i am unable to open the door. It appears to be as stated in nhtsa campaign id number: 05v030000 i have spoken with dealer and ford on many occasions the past several years, and they insist this car was not part of the campaign and refuse to inspect, or view, or assess. *tr
ODI 10439905
Latch
Ref. Nhtsa 05v030000 my daughter took her car to reemy ford of johnson city tn. To have the safety recall taken care of. Reemy ford said they complied with the recall. Since then the door will not latch. The recall states if the latches do not pass the evaluation they will be replaced. When reemy was call to fix the problem they told my daughter that they had complied with the recall and that was not the problem.…
ODI 10202266
Latch
Door latches are very difficult to open, both from the outside and inside, sometimes leaving me sitting in the car wondering how i am going to get out. Before my warranty was up, the dealer told us that this was just typical of our model of car and that there was nothing that could be done about it. *tr
ODI 10202778
Latch
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford focus. When the vehicle was purchased, the contact noticed that the rear passenger side door was tied shut because it would not latch properly. The dealer stated that her vehicle had previously been repaired under nhtsa campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) and she would be liable for the repair costs. The manufacturer did not assist. The vehicle has not…
ODI 10222916
Latch
Nhtsa campaign id 05v030000 regarding recall of ford focus models 2000-2005 for rear door latch problems (ford recall 05s27) identifies vehicles manufactured at the wayne assembly plant from may 22, 2002 through january 26, 2005 as potentially affected. My vehicle was not identified as affected by ford for this recall. However, my vehicle was manufactured at the wayne assembly plant in june 2003 and i have…
ODI 10214911
Latch · Switch
Ignition key switch would not turn to start key. I had to replace the lock assembly on 2003 ford focus i bought brand new 12/31/2003. Told by scott reynolds of reynold's ford that even one of his mechanic's wife had same problem as a number of people have.*jb
ODI 10197259
Latch
My door handle on my driver side of my car has broke again and i can't open it from the outside. It won't open from the inside sometimes either. Back in 2005 both the driver's side and passengers side handles on my vehicle broke. I have a two door and had to climb through the trunk to get my car to the dealership. I had to pay for the repairs which were very pricey considering the parts were less than $50.00. I now…
ODI 10162055
Front · Interior/Under Dash · Latch · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Switch · Windshield
Owner of a ford focus/2003. Ignition switch locked up and had to get my car towed ($45.00) as well as pay for repairs ($183.00). Called ford headquarters and talked with a representative about being reimbursed. I also mentioned the problem i was having with my gauges. Upon starting car, gauges are all out of wack, swinging back and forth and landing on zero. After being on the road for about 15 or 20 minutes they…
ODI 10162343
Latch
Back doors are difficult to open when i pull the handles it will (pop) open. I am afraid that the doors will not latch properly when closed. *jb
ODI 10147278
Latch
Dt: the door pops open even if its in a locked position, the light does not come on unless the door is open completely. Found a recall contacted the dealer they said this vehicle was notunder the recall due to vin. This happened around in july 2, 2005. The door latches corroded. *ak
ODI 10131245
Latch
The rear doors were difficult to unlock on the consumers 2003 ford focus. *jb on 2 separate occasions, the rear door opened by itself. The rear passenger door is now being held shut with bungee cords. *jb *nm
ODI 10127937
Latch
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford focus. The contact pressed the unlock button to open the passenger side door and it failed to open. She had to manually pull the door three times before it opened. Ford stated that her vehicle was not included in recall # 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The current and failure mileages were 46,898.
ODI 10195963
Latch
Rear door opens hard to the point that breakage of door handle seems imminent. At times door will only open from interior. A small outward dent has appeared in the door handle area as a result of pulling on door handle so hard. Problem has not been corrected to date as no injuries have occurred. *jb
ODI 10130774
Latch
I have a 2003 ford focus where the rear passenger door latch has failed. Just found out today that there is a recall for this problem ford recall # 05s27) , but it is only for 2000 - 2002 models & mine is a 2003. My car is in for repair at my ford dealer now , they were unable to fix the problem & hv to order new parts for my car .i hv been told i must pay for repairs. Why are the 2003 models not included in the…
ODI 10109997
Latch
Dt: a 4 door vehicle, and the doors will not latch properly. It has a binge cord to hold the back doors closed. The front doors sometimes latch, and at other times they do not. Took vehicle to the dealer, and they will only fix the latches if consumer pays for it. *ak
ODI 10126080
Latch · Lock
My 2003 ford focus has had problems with the trunk latch for about a year now. When i go to close the trunk it does not shut. It will shut if i pull on the safety latch they have in case somebody gets locked in the trunk,however even when it closes that way whenever it rains my trunk when i open it gets all wet!i had a bunch of christmas presents in the back and when i opened the trunk they were soaked! Also the…
ODI 10146332
Latch
In july of 2004 opened rear passenger door and it would not close. One month later right side passenger door would not close after being opened. Both doors had to be tied together with a rope to keep them shut. As of july 14, 2005 both the rear passenger doors will not open. Both driver and passenger door in front stick and occasionally will not close. This was reported to ford customer service in march of 2005 by…
ODI 10128769
12v/24v/48v Battery · Air Conditioner · Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Automatic Transmission · Column · Interior/Under Dash · Latch · Rotor · Starter Assembly
Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the starter failed. There were no warning signals for the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who determined the flywheel and the starter had to be replaced. After the first incident, the contact took the vehicle to the dealer thirty times for the following failures: brakes rotors were replaced four times; battery and alternator had to be…
ODI 10168765
Latch
The vehicle's driverside and passenger side door handles malfunctioned. As a result the consumer is unable to get into the vehicle. The cause has yet to be determined. *mr
ODI 10066662
Brake Lights · Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · Latch
While driving the vehicle stalled. The consumer restarted the vehicle but soon after the vehicle stalled again. After doing this for the fourth time the vehicle was towed to the dealership. It was determined that the pcm failed. The left brake light bulb burned out. The power door locks were inoperative. *nlm *cb *nlm
ODI 10020310
Latch
Consumer complaint regarding 2003 ford focus recall work not done, because there were no parts. *ts (recall # 05v030000) *jb
ODI 10146430