Intermittent Power Door Lock Problem

john wrote:

My focus wagon front passenger-side master unlock switch doesn't work intermittently. When this happens, it will work if the ignition key is first turned to ON. Dealer replaced switch, no help. Any ideas?

Hi John,

I wish I could help you but I'm encountering much the same problem with my '02 Focus Wagon. In fact, I was scouring the net looking for possible solutions to this very problem when I came across your post....

With mine, the front passenger side master unlock switch only works when the drivers' side door is physically unlocked using the key. I can unlock the passenger side using the key but then the master unlock won't work on the passengers' side until the car is entered via the drivers' side. Weird huh?

I only purchased my car a few weeks ago and have already run in to electrical problems (seemingly) unrelated to the door locks. I'm getting an airbag light as well as the wipers seem to turn on/off from time to time at their convenience (haven't lately though...). To me, sounds like a short in the system somewhere and I'm taking it in to the Ford Dealer on Tuesday (April 12). They're going to hook it up to the diagnostic machine so if they find fault with the power locks, I'll happily post here what they find.

Cheers,

Nathan
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Hi again John,

Well, my door lock and other electrical problems disappeard on their own as quickly as they began..... Unfortunately, I've had to file these occurences under the category 'X File'....

I suspect that there's a moisture-related fault (been pretty dry since they stopped acting up) but will have to wait for another decent dose of rain to know for sure. I didn't end up getting my car scanned (OBD) as the airbag light wasn't on the day I had it booked and they wanted to charge me $80 to hook it up. No sense wasting money - I'll wait till the light illuminates again b4 getting it checked. Again, when (not if) it does happen and I get it looked at, I'll post the results here.

Did you find anything new out with your Focus lock problems?

Nathan
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