Ford focus 2001 1.6 - Drivers door remote unlock issue

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Tue 23 Jan 2018 18:06
Ford focus 2001 1.6 - Drivers door remote unlock issue - Charlie Croker

Afternoon.

On my 1.6 2001 focus, the key fob works fine to lock / unlock the car apart from drivers door, it will lock with the remote but will only unlock that door with the key.

I’ve got various things I need to sort on the car at the weekend (blowing exhaust, underseal, speed sensor..) But hoping for some pointers on what to look at for this?

Many thanks

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Tue 23 Jan 2018 18:32
Ford focus 2001 1.6 - Drivers door remote unlock issue - elekie&a/c doctor
Drivers door latch actuator is faulty. Common fault on Focus, recently replaced mine .Found one for £25 on e bay.A new part is more than the value of the car.
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Tue 23 Jan 2018 19:55
Ford focus 2001 1.6 - Drivers door remote unlock issue - Charlie Croker

Thanks for that, appreciated! It would not take much to cost more than the cars worth :-)

Car only cost me £300 a year ago, hoping for a few more years out of it, so far done all the issues & service myself

I've seen one for the front passenger side for £25 so will keep looking for drivers side. Given the age of the car, fully fucntioning remote locking is a bit of a luxury - but even the boot works!

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Thu 25 Jan 2018 17:47
Ford focus 2001 1.6 - Drivers door remote unlock issue - John F

I had the same well known fault - and lived with it for years. Finally decided to have a go at repairing it last summer. Thanks to a u-tube demo (search 'Focus Mark 1 door lock problem' or similar - you will hopefully find it), I took the door card off, extracted the the lock mechanism, sawed a corner off the white plastic sealed box that houses the actuator, squirted it with copious WD40 and banged it about a bit - hey presto - it started working again!

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