Fiesta Door Latch Investigation Expanded to Include the Fusion and Lincoln MKZ
Add the 2013 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ to the list of vehicles being investigated for door latch issues. Complaints have kept pouring in since the original investigation was opened, and now the government says 207 reports have been filed with NHTSA and another 451 reports were filed directly with Ford. NHTSA says 65 of its complaints claim the doors opened while the cars were in motion.
The original investigation was opened late last year.
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This Busted Part Allows Ford's Doors to Fly Open While Driving
Ford is having a tough time with its door latches. The seemingly simple devices keep finding new ways to fail allowing doors to fly open while driving, or rebound and hit you when you go to close them. The issues have been investigated and
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6th Generation Fiesta
- Years
- 2009–2020
- Reliability
- 64th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 14.64
- Complaints
- 656
2nd Generation Fusion
- Years
- 2013–2020
- Reliability
- 74th out of 94
- PainRank™
- 24.4
- Complaints
- 644