I have a f150 focus and this ecosport.
Ford ecosport rear door problem.
Worst ford ecosport problems 1.
2018 ford ecosport se sport i have been a dedicated ford owner for some time.
He once owned a nissan cube and a ferrari 360 modena.
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In the following overview you will find the most common problems for the ford ecosport for which ford has announced a recall through the eu rapex system.
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As a result nearly all cars with rear mounted spares have swing away tailgates including the ecosport.
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Integrated in the rear door is an electro mechanical device that moves the unlock mechanism this is called an actuator you can learn more.
Ford ecosport rear door latch not locking.
Some problems will only occur after many years of operation others are related to technical solutions and forced the manufacturer to issue a recall.
Doors won t lock when it s raining wet 2018 ecosport average cost to fix.
Apparently these particular vehicles were fitted with 60 40 rear folding seats and the company believes that the 40 per cent section of the rear seat backrest might have been assembled with bolts aren t up to the mark and there is chance they might break.
There seems to be a problem serving the request at this time.
Unlike in the other doors of the ecosport which can be opened manually by pulling the door handle the rear door lacks this feature and can only be opened by pressing a switch.
And your right there has been a few owners on here with rear door latch electrical problems not opening so its a part that seems is not very robust by the look of it.
This video demonstrates how to repair a damaged rear door lock actuator of an ecosport with a low cost 250 pesos or 5 us dollars generic actuator in the video i explained how to remove the stock actuator mount the replacement generic actuator using cable ties connect the wires for the power supply and attach the lock release cable to the arm of the actuator.
But few disguise the door handle as cleverly as this one.
As for the additional 700 ecosport vehicles with rear seat problem they were manufactured between january 2016 and february 2016.
The car changes radio stations at random the find car horn goes off at random and a rear door gate that opens on bumps the biggest problem of all no spare tire.
That being said i would not buy again.