Ford Touch Activated Door Lock Stopped Working

A touch sensitive door lock relies on special sensors and wiring.

Ford touch activated door lock stopped working. What a pain in the ars. The most frustrating thing in the world here you ve got this awesome ford vehicle with one of the most up to date technology systems available the ford sync system and the actual touch function just stopped working on you. Ford keyless entry not working. This sends a lock signal.

I guess i ll change the battery and see if that was it. Be forewarned there is a recall on the apim however this will not solve. Does the passenger door or hatch open with the touch feature or is it only the drivers door that doesn t work. If your vehicle has the keyless entry pad on the driver s door you can use this procedure.

All of the door locks will cycle. If nothing works the proximity sensor might be turned off. You can try unlocking the car then lock the drivers door from the inside manually then press and hold the lock button and trunk open button on the key fob for around 30 seconds. It will beep twice if you re reactivating the system.

Now ford wants upwards of 1 800 hst just in parts alone labour. I jiggled the unit and then it started responding to the remote key fob by making a clicking sound but the door locks were mostly unresponsive except for one door lock. Once you have set the sequence in motion the door should just pop open. It s near field rather than the button emitting a signal so that could quite likely be impacted by a low battery.

Turn the ignition back to off and listen for the horn to beep one time confirming that the programming was accepted. I pulled the door panel on one of the doors that was not working and did not get any voltage when the switch was toggled or when the remote key fob was activated. Info and repair ideas. Press 7 8 9 and 0 buttons simultaneously on the keypad.

This confirms that you are entering the programming mode. Issues in ford cars door locks and central lock system. The feature where you touch the inside of the door handle which unlocks the door.