frozen door handles

[ruey220]

has anyone experienced frozen door handles on this truck? I have a 2017 and experienced it and googled it and found this was a recall. I couldn't find any threads regarding this so i was just curious if this was a common issue with other owners and if it is only on 2017s

 

[Nex]

Did you loose heat in your garage?

No, never heard of a frozen door handle recall. Remote start it for a few cycles. Should thaw out.

 

[JorgesRaptor]

Where did you find the recall? What’s the recall number? I only ask because I’m curious about how the dealership is going to recall this cold weather

It sucks but it happens, moisture and cold weather….

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

there was a tsb regarding this. it happens when it gets moisture in the lock mechanism and then freezing temps causes it to lock up and not function. there were several threads regarding this issue just make an appt with the dealership and have then fix it.

 

[JorgesRaptor]

there was a tsb regarding this. it happens when it gets moisture in the lock mechanism and then freezing temps causes it to lock up and not function. there were several threads regarding this issue just make an appt with the dealership and have then fix it.

Correct. Quick search found it, TSB 19N06.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10167305-0001.pdf

Although this only lists 2018-2019, I wonder if they still just use this for the 2017s or is there a significant difference..

 

[2020FordRaptor]

has anyone experienced frozen door handles on this truck? I have a 2017 and experienced it and googled it and found this was a recall. I couldn't find any threads regarding this so i was just curious if this was a common issue with other owners and if it is only on 2017s

We have had a frozen rear tailgate. What recall are you referring to?

 

[ruey220]

We have had a frozen rear tailgate. What recall are you referring to?

Frozen Door Latch for Ford F-150 Settlement Far From Settled | Torque News

With the frozen door latch issue for Ford F-150, owners feel inconvenienced, and uncompensated.

www.torquenews.com

I called my local dealer about this issue and they scheduled me to have it remedied next month.

Apparently it relates to water or moisture getting into the door mechanism and when it's freezing outside the latch gets ice and frozen either stuck open when you open the door or it won't open even if you pull the handle.

I only experienced this last week so I looked it up and saw it was common for some f150s.

 

[Donovan]

The door handle works fine...

For me it was closing the door, it was acting like a jammed lock and I had to lock and unlock it like 20 times for it to work.

 

[tlrmade]

soak the latches with WD-40 every so often.....that helped mine.

 

[ruey220]

soak the latches with WD-40 every so often.....that helped mine.

The dealer suggested I pour warm water around the door to free it up

So you no longer experience it after wd40?