Ford's Door Latch Recall Expands by Another 156,000 Cars
The pawl spring problem continues to grow, as Ford has announced an expansion of their previous door latch recall. That recall is now expanded by 156,000 cars bringing the total to almost 546,000 cars recalled for door latch problems. The expanded recall includes the 2011-14 Ford Fiesta, 2013-14 Ford Fusion and 2013-14 Lincoln MKZ vehicles.
The question becomes, how many other Ford vehicles use the same defective pawl springs?
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This Busted Part Allows Ford's Doors to Fly Open While Driving
Ford is having a tough time with its door latches. The seemingly simple devices keep finding new ways to fail allowing doors to fly open while driving, or rebound and hit you when you go to close them. The issues have been investigated and
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6th Generation Fiesta
- Years
- 2009–2020
- Reliability
- 64th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 14.64
- Complaints
- 656
2nd Generation Fusion
- Years
- 2013–2020
- Reliability
- 74th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 24.4
- Complaints
- 644