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Side loading door won’t open

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Side loading door won’t open

Postby wild camper » Sat Dec 08, 2018 1:43 am

2017 Custom SWB
My nearside loading door has an annoying habit of jamming which prevents it from opening, it will open a fraction then jams and won’t open, I can close it fully by pushing hard at the rear of the door. This enables me to drive off without the dash warning that the side door is open.
After driving for a few miles it usually sorts itself out and will then open
It used to happen about once a month but recently it’s every time I try to open it
I try to remember to give it a good hard slam close every time, but then it won’t open when I want it to
There’s nothing inside the van near the door that could be trapped
Anyone else had this problem? And how did they resolve it Please
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Re: Side loading door won’t open

Postby wild camper » Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:56 pm

I posted this topic in December 2018
I put up with the inconvenience for weeks, eventually it wouldn’t open at all
I booked it into a Ford agent to fix under warranty
On the one occasion that the side door did open I put a bloc in the lock and kept the door closed wth a ratchet strap
I didn’t want to turn up at the garage and the mechanic unable to open the door to repair it
Waited most of the morning for it to be fixed, mechanic reported that no new parts were required only adjustment
When I looked at it there was a liberal amount of white grease applied to the locking mechanism
I’m glad there was no cost under warranty, but I lost a whole morning
I’d have preferred to fix it myself but the mechanic didn’t go into any detail of how he’d fixed it
It’s so much more convenient to be able to access the cargo area from all doors
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