2002 Mountaineer door locks
Door lock issue, the electric door locks do not work when the ignition is off, they do work fine when the key is on and whrn the car is running. Any thoughts??
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Doug Jensen
I have a '97 Mountaineer with the same problem. The problem with my vehicle is that the rivet holding the locking actuator to the door panel fractured and then completely broke. When using the Lock/Unlock button on either door or on my key fob, the actuator does not have the leverage to lock the door, but it has barely enough leverage to unlock the door. Simply, an auto mechanic will drill out the broken rivet and replace it. The cost is around $25, which I happily will spend to fix the problem! Incidentally, the same problem happened with my Dad's Mercury Grand Marquis; he directed me to his mechanic who provided the solution.
Good luck!
Thomas
Doug
If this is the case, the problem is the door handle linkage is interfering with the unlock linkage which are both attached to the door latching mechanism. I adjusted my door handle linkage to raise it more above the door unlock linkage to remove this interference. If your answers to my questions are YES, then I can provide a step by step procedure to correct this.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Doug Jensen
I removed the inside panel this morning but could not figure out exactly where the problem is.
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You have described my 97 explorer problem exactly. Please give me the details of how you fixed the door handle linkage. Thanks
jlsullivan
There is a vertical wire/bar directly from the door handle that can be adjusted upwards which will keep it out of the way of the lock linkage.
The interior of the door handle/latch is the problem.
JerryIrishMusic@Gmail.com if you are still having problems. Good luck. Jerry