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2002 ST Driver door says "DOOR AJAR"
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<blockquote data-quote="StephenL" data-source="post: 1041960" data-attributes="member: 73871"><p>My money is on the door latch, the part inside the door. You have to take off the trim and plastic sheet to get at it. When you take it off you will note how fabulously complex it is, I think there are 5/6 different physical connections to it, and an electrical connection. When I bought my ST the central locking didn't work and the previous owner supplied a new actuator that he said he had never got around to fitting. In the end when I took the latch off the door there was a tiny broken spring inside it and that was the problem. New ones are available rockauto/amazon/fordparts.com</p><p>The aforementioned electrical connection is what sets the door light/interior light. That is likely to be the symptom, the cause being the latch itself.</p><p></p><p>Getting it on and off is not easy and there are some plastic guides I recall I had to buy, because the old plastic was brittle and they broke</p><p></p><p>The 5/6 connections are</p><p>- door actuator</p><p>-key lock</p><p>-inside handle</p><p>-outside handle</p><p>-inside lock by door handle (maybe)</p><p>-inside lock button</p><p></p><p>Striker and body mount bushing? I don't think so. Check your striker though, one of mine came loose and the door wouldn't close properly because of that, there will be a mark where it started, if it has moved, just line it back up with the dirt! You need a torx socket for that one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StephenL, post: 1041960, member: 73871"] My money is on the door latch, the part inside the door. You have to take off the trim and plastic sheet to get at it. When you take it off you will note how fabulously complex it is, I think there are 5/6 different physical connections to it, and an electrical connection. When I bought my ST the central locking didn't work and the previous owner supplied a new actuator that he said he had never got around to fitting. In the end when I took the latch off the door there was a tiny broken spring inside it and that was the problem. New ones are available rockauto/amazon/fordparts.com The aforementioned electrical connection is what sets the door light/interior light. That is likely to be the symptom, the cause being the latch itself. Getting it on and off is not easy and there are some plastic guides I recall I had to buy, because the old plastic was brittle and they broke The 5/6 connections are - door actuator -key lock -inside handle -outside handle -inside lock by door handle (maybe) -inside lock button Striker and body mount bushing? I don't think so. Check your striker though, one of mine came loose and the door wouldn't close properly because of that, there will be a mark where it started, if it has moved, just line it back up with the dirt! You need a torx socket for that one. [/QUOTE]
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