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2002 Mountaineer door locks

15 messages,  Last post on Feb 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM

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#4 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [drjensen] by thomas55555

Oct 26, 2009 (6:23 pm)

Replying to: drjensen (Oct 14, 2009 1:38 pm)
Doug,
 
I have a '97 Mountaineer with the same problem. The problem with my vehicle is that the rivet holding the locking actuator to the door panel fractured and then completely broke. When using the Lock/Unlock button on either door or on my key fob, the actuator does not have the leverage to lock the door, but it has barely enough leverage to unlock the door. Simply, an auto mechanic will drill out the broken rivet and replace it. The cost is around $25, which I happily will spend to fix the problem! Incidentally, the same problem happened with my Dad's Mercury Grand Marquis; he directed me to his mechanic who provided the solution.
 
Good luck!
 
Thomas

#5 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [thomas55555] by drjensen

Nov 01, 2009 (6:14 pm)

Replying to: thomas55555 (Oct 26, 2009 6:23 pm)
The problem that I have is not with the actuators but the actual electrical switch - the left unlock does not work but the right one does. I replaced the left door switch panel and still the left unlock switch doesn't work while the right one does. There must be a fuse or relay that is out.
 
                     Doug

#6 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [drjensen] by kevinw3

Nov 16, 2009 (9:44 am)

Replying to: drjensen (Oct 14, 2009 1:38 pm)
Will the unlock button, keypad, or key partially unlock the driver's side door but not go up all of the way?
 
If this is the case, the problem is the door handle linkage is interfering with the unlock linkage which are both attached to the door latching mechanism. I adjusted my door handle linkage to raise it more above the door unlock linkage to remove this interference. If your answers to my questions are YES, then I can provide a step by step procedure to correct this.

#7 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [kevinw3] by kickboxer97

Feb 03, 2010 (7:35 pm)

Replying to: kevinw3 (Nov 16, 2009 9:44 am)
Hi, I am having the exact problem you described on my 2000 Mountaineer...could you please provide a step by step procedure to correct it?
 
Any help would be appreciated.
 
Thanks!

#8 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [kickboxer97] by shellrn

Feb 25, 2010 (2:03 pm)

Replying to: kickboxer97 (Feb 03, 2010 7:35 pm)
hello, I'm having the exact same problem on my 2000 Mountaineer. If you could please provide a step by step instructions, that would be great. Thanks!

#9 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [shellrn] by drjensen

Feb 25, 2010 (3:52 pm)

Replying to: shellrn (Feb 25, 2010 2:03 pm)
I replaced the driver door switch assembly and the same problem remained - I can't unlock any of the door from the driver side. I continued to push the dealer as to what may be the cause and this is what they said: 1) a wire in the door harness must be broken somewhere or 2) the relay located near the rear left wheel well may to out. I have not tracked out the wire or located the fuse box. Sorry. I wish I could give you more. Better yet, I wish that I could get this stupid thing fixed.
 
                           Doug Jensen

#10 of 15 Drivers side door unlock problem by jerrymerc

Jan 28, 2011 (5:07 pm)

Has anybody seen drawings or some sort of diagram to fix this problem????
 
I removed the inside panel this morning but could not figure out exactly where the problem is.
 
Help

#11 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [kevinw3] by ghon

Jan 28, 2011 (7:40 pm)

Replying to: kevinw3 (Nov 16, 2009 9:44 am)
At least I'm not the only one. Just getting ready to tear into the doors, so you're step by step procedure would be good to have on hand if you could send them to me.

#12 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [ghon] by jerrymerc

Jan 28, 2011 (8:00 pm)

Replying to: ghon (Jan 28, 2011 7:40 pm)
Hi Kevin, apparently a common problem with this vintage Ford. Hows your radio??

#13 of 15 Re: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer electric door locks [kevinw3] by jlsullivan

Feb 25, 2011 (10:21 am)

Replying to: kevinw3 (Nov 16, 2009 9:44 am)
kevinw3,
You have described my 97 explorer problem exactly. Please give me the details of how you fixed the door handle linkage. Thanks
jlsullivan

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