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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Focus / April 2009Central locking operates by Itself while driving
Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks operate by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. Apart from this, the locking system operates fine. I'm worried that if the deadlock operates I won't be able to get out! Can anyone suggest how to fix this? Thanks. Steve :>Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks operate :>by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. Apart from this, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] :> :>Steve On the US Focus it is normal for the doors to lock at approximately 5mph. You can still open the doors from inside with the handle as usual. I don't know if this is normal worldwide or not so hopefully someone with the same car as yours can verify this. me/2 > :>Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks > operate :>by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > me/2 It's not implemented on UK vehicles. Chris  SignatureRemove prejudice to reply. :>On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:18:06 -0700, me/2 wrote: :> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] :> :>Chris Thanks for the info. I guess we have a much worse carjacker problem here as that's the only reason I can think of for that "feature". :-) me/2 > Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks > operate by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Steve This is caused by the crappy little plastic parts in the door lock mechanism falling to bits. I've had to change both front door lock mechanisms in my 2000 2.0L zetec now due to the same fault you have described. I was putting off changing the second one until the doors locked themselves whilst the key was in the ignition, with the engine running and I was outside of the car, in the rain. Take heed! Always keep a set of car keys in your hand until you fix it. HTH >> Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks >> operate by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > HTH Thanks. Yes, I'm in the UK.. Can you tell me if you had to change the whole lock mechanism? If not, which part?. Also any comments on costs, and is this a DIY job? Steve >>> Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks >>> operate by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > the whole lock mechanism? If not, which part?. Also any comments on > costs, and is this a DIY job? It is a DIY job as I did both of mine myself. Full details of how to do it are in the Haynes manual. The part is the door lock/latch assembly. Costs about £60 - £70 from ford parts. Make sure you tell them if you have deadlocks or not when you go to get the parts. Also, ask the guy behind the counter for a discount and he might nock off the VAT. The Ford garage by us will. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonah" <no@thanks.com> Newsgroups: alt.autos.ford.focus Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:53 PM Subject: Re: Central locking operates by Itself while driving >>>> Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks >>>> operate by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. . <cut> . > It is a DIY job as I did both of mine myself. Full details of how to do it > are in the Haynes manual. The part is the door lock/latch assembly. Costs > about £60 - £70 from ford parts. Make sure you tell them if you have > deadlocks or not when you go to get the parts. Also, ask the guy behind > the counter for a discount and he might nock off the VAT. The Ford garage > by us will. Thanks Jonah. Very heplful. > Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks operate > by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. Apart from this, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Steve I have experienced the same problem. A friend suggested that it could be the key. So I used one of the non-remote spares for a while, and experienced none of the clunking - so have concluded that it is the key. I now tend to still use the 'faulty' remote, just puting up with the occasional clunk. Paul R >> Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks >> operate by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. Apart [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Paul R Thanks Paul. I have a non-remote spare, so I'll try using it for a while before changing the door locks. Steve > Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks operate > by themeslves (clunking sound of locks opening/closing).. Apart from this, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Steve Are you sure this is a feature and not a bug? My 2003 Focus SE Wagon (US) did this when it was new by default until I deactivated the door autolock using this procedure http://www.focusfanatics.com/howtos/autolock/ :>On Mar 31, 11:29 am, "Steve" <stevescholn...@hotmail.com> wrote: :>> Hi. I have a 2001 1.6 Zetec Focus. While driving, the door locks operate [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] :> :>http://www.focusfanatics.com/howtos/autolock/ As was noted in a reply prior to yours that "feature" doesn't exist on the UK Focus. me/2 |
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