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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: maryborough,QLD
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hi everyone i currently own a 2001 au2 forte and the problem is the central locking does not work any more they use to unlock but then not lock now i have a bigger problem the back doors don't lock at all anymore and help would be appreciated
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I Love My T3
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Scone
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I had the same sort of problem with my au2. The actuators in the doors become buggered after a while from all the slamming they receive. I picked up a new actuator from ftgautosalvage (site sponsers with their own setcion) and threw it in myself. Probably about a 15 min job and easy as hell to do.
Mine was jyst the one rear door though |
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Regulator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Oh and another thing.. this happens to taxi's all the time!
* NEVER * unlock the passenger door the same time as someone is opening it from the outside or your door WONT close and your actuator gets permanentley jammed.
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Adam.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Garfield, Victoria
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ive had the same problem with one of my rear doors aswell..
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Same problem here. Actuator jammed when kids were friggen around with opening and closing door. Two weeks later the other actuator went out in sympathy. If you can fix it yourself, do so, because Ford will charge around $220 a side.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: maryborough,QLD
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thanks for your help fellas really appreciated i am going to do it on my holidays
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A short term "security" fix for this is to remove the rod between the outside door handle and the door mechanism. You need to remove the trim to do this, but it's a fairly easy job. You can still open the door from the inside.
****IMPORTANT NOTE**** If you are going to do this short term security measure, make sure the child lock is switched so that the inside handle will actually open the door - if you don't, then you will never open the door again (at least not without a gas axe or similar tool).
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Scone
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just my bloody luck it seems that my front passenger door has now gone aswell.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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I had the same problem on the left rear door of my 1999 AU Forte.
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I have the same problem as well ... actually ... hold on ... I don't have any rear doors ...hmmm
Sorry bad joke ... I am on nightshift ... hee hee
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Happened to me once when i tried to open a passenger door from the inside (instead of just pressing the central lock button). I just took off the door trim and put some wd40 on the actuator whatever and made sure that the rod thing wasnt bent. Havent had the problem since.
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