Peter Hodge

I have an issue with the drivers door lock. When I lock the doors from inside using the lock on the door handle, the doors all lock. However when I try to unlock the doors using the same lock it doesn't work. Normally when the door Handle gets to a certain position, around half way normally, the door lock pops open but no matter how much you pull the handle the lock never opens. Oddly the passenger door lock opens when you pull the passenger door handle.


Thanks in advance.

Pete

dug112y

iTrader: (1)

is it on a focus?
if yes it needs a new door latch assy....common issue

Peter Hodge

Sorry I should have said. It's a mk3 mondeo. Do you think that's still whats wrong with it?

dojj

iTrader: (3)

you may have just popped the safety cover on the control cable

it's got a little red tab which sometimes comes adrift which means that you can't open the door from the inside as the handle won't allow enough movement

if it's only the drivers door you can't open from the inside then this will almost certainly be the culprit

the cable is about £8 from ford, just be careful when fitting it as the plastic can easily snap, rendering your new purchase useless

if it's just general door locking issues regarding the central locking then you will find it's almost certainly the central door locking module, built into the drivers door lock assembly

replacement is the only viable solution, either second hand or new, second hand is much cheaper and easily doable with a set of screwdrivers and some small pointy metal prongs