When it gets cold outside, the door latch becomes stuck and the door will not latch and close properly and the door flies open. the passenger door latch will do the same thing. so you have to drive holding the door shut until the door latch/sensor decides to unfreeze. this is a serious safety hazard because you may think the door is shut because the sensor light goes off and then you start to drive and the door flies open. if you look online, several model years from 1997 and up of the taurus have experienced the same thing as well as the mercury sable and a few other older ford models. i just read online that they recalled 2010-2013 for door latch issues. please make them extend the recall for older ford taurus before somebody dies or gets seriously injured. *tr
Driver side door latch not latching. *tr
In cold weather the drivers door will not latch...the latch is somehow freezing,,has happened several times now. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford taurus. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in below freezing temperatures, the driver's side door would not close. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis of the failure or repairs. the manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. the contact stated that the failure would occur intermittently in extremely cold temperatures. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. updated 02/08/11*lj updated 03/03/11
Door latch switch sticking. *ln
In cold weather, the side door latch mechanisms sometimes freeze and do not return to the latch position when the door is closed. the doors can open while the vehicle is moving. this is similar to tsb# 05224 and nhtsa# 10018738 but is occuring in a 2004 ford taurus. the other incidents apply to ford five hundred, freestyle, and mercury montego models. *jb
The vehicle only has one lock which is located on the driver's side door.*mr the consumer feels this is a safety hazard. *nm