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Ford Explorer Door and Body Questions
The location of the '06 interior door grab handles is an abomination. I added grab pockets to the armrests of mine, cutting a hole and adding a pocket from a farm tractor cab door. It looks factory. If you want to know more, e-mail me and I'll send you photos and a discussion of what problems you could encounter. annagary@netins.net
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1. The door ajar light stays on continuously.
2. The power door locks do not engage when driving.
3. The overhead light stays on continuously.(I had to remove it because it got so hot)
I had checked the fuses and they are all tight and look ok (I do not know what a blown fuse looks like)
Can someone offer any advice?
Thank you
tidester, host
[QUOTE] I have this problem with my 96 XLT sometimes. I have discovered that it is the glass hatch and it has something to do with the latch. I sprayed the glass window hatch mechanism with a good amount of WD-40 and it hasn't happened since. I think this is a Ford issue because I have a co-worker who's Expedition did the exact same thing. [QUOTE]
I sprayed all the latches on my explorer and problem solved!
They gave me only one key.
The one key works fine on both front doors and ignition.
However, I am unable to use it to turn the lock on the rear door/ tail gate/hatch/window, which ever, whatever it's called.
Unable to open the rear door or window.
It is locked.
Did this model and year require two keys?
One separate key for the back entry door?
Is there an inside button or lever to release the back?
Please HELP ME!
WendyJH
There's a good place to upload your photos at CarSpace too.
Gary
Then look at the Guides tab at the top of the site there - that link will open to some text boxes that will let you enter your mod information. Then follow the Submit a Guide link on the left side to open the editing section for a new guide.
When you get down to the Guide Details section, there's a button you can use to insert images along with your modification text if you wish. That button will ask for the URL link for the image, and you can find the URLs easily by viewing the photos you previously uploaded to your CarSpace Album (the links are set out in boxes beneath each photo for easy copying and pasting).
Let me know if you get stuck (you can email me too; click on my name in the post title to get my contact info).
Howard
Cheers!
The 02 had the genius of the 3rd seat, and a better ride from the IRS, but the fabulous seats were gone, and cheap seats were in, and the second seat became unremarkable. The 4.6L was good, but the gear ratios with the 5 speed were goofy - you had some hesitation out of the hole, and yet it ran out of steam at high speed rather quickly, and wasn't that great for towing. The 06 with the 6 speed and increased HP seems to have corrected all of that. Now that it shifts well, it runs much more like my 97 and 98 did. If it weren't for that damn door panel, it would be about perfect, as the seats are better also!
Incidentally, as an addendum to the door pocket guide I should make formal recognition of what should be obvious: if you do it you now have a hole in the top of your armrest. If you have pointy elbows and find that you rest them there, you may not want to do the mod, or else find a smaller cup to use. It isn't an issue for me because in my driving position (I sit way back), my elbow misses it, but my wife's distance from the steering wheel lets hers come in the wrong place. Fortunately, she drives it but seldom, so we're still friends.
I agree the seats are very good, the car is very quiet and the ride is great.
My husband is using the car today, so I am going to try it when he gets home.
thanks for any help.
My drivers door, door lock switch, will not activate the locks only if then key isn't in and turned on. When the key is turned the door lock works in the drivers door. The passenger and lift gate swith works all the time. The key pad doesn't work when I press 7/8, 9/0 to lock the doors. When I use the remote everything works. When I press the lock twice the horn sounds twice. At different times the alarm will sound after unlocking with the remote or the keypad and opening the door.
The message center sometimes flashes on and off, the direction now is showing SW most of the time.
I have recently had a new alternator and battery changed, at that time my remote key door opener stopped working and the door open switch to the driver side does not work.( I had it put on the passenger side to check the swith and it does work on that side.)
I also get a lot of static on my radio more times than not.
Can anyone offer any suggestions?
Ford Owner Manuals
The factory code is on a card in your owner's manual. If you don't know your factory code (needed to enter a new code), sometimes you can find the code on a sticker on the computer module somewhere under the dash or behind the radio/cd. The dealer can find the code with their scan tool, but that'll cost you.
Our Explorer is getting a "door ajar" light on . It is sporadic. Of course no door is actually open.
Thanks for your help!!M
I had the same problem. Well, it started out the same. Then it got worse. When I am driving the locks will intermittently cycle and the door ajar buzzer will beep like 50 times in a row. Now the car won't lock because it thinks a door is open, so if I lock it the alarm will go off about 15 seconds later (even though the car was never alarmed).
It seems like a lot of fords have this problem. I will never buy another ford.
We have someone looking into it. We are experiencing exactly what you stated.
We have someone looking into it, if it gets resolved, even temporarily, I'll update the thread.
Thanks for the reply! M
Good luck!
Thanks
les
1. remove door panel
Remove the screws holding door panel.
Front panel has 2 screws at bottom, Rear door panel only 1.
Then genttly pry off the door handle panel. start at the front-bottom and pull toward the front.
Then remove the elec window button panel.
Then unsrew the 1 small screw you can see after these panels are removed.
Note: these screws are hex heads 1/4 ".
Unplug the power window socket.
Now pull up and the door panel will simply lift out.
2.disconnect the door sensors
There are 2 sensors, 1 is your power door locks and the other is the door sensor.
The door sensor is on the outside and is the smaller two wires.
Cut these two wires,peel back the insulation and twist them togather.
3. Tape and reassemble.
Good Luck. Tell me how you did. If need any more help email me .
Les
Carmax says that there is no problem with the car having the rust. It passed their inspections so it would be ok. WILL IT? Can anyone tell me what kind of problems this can cause?
Thank you in advance for your help.