To Open Door Trick - i have the same problem. i have figured out if you pull the lock lever it will open the door from the inside. the handle and the lock lever move together when the door is being opened. so i have been unlocking the door and using the lock lever rather than the door handle. it beats unrolling the window.
hope it works for you.
I am a handicapped individual with multiple health issues. While leaving work I decided to drive, first to the recycle can at the end of the lot, but when I tried to get out the door seemed to open but made a popping sound and the door would not open. After trying several times, the door was tried from the outside. This would be a easy enough, albeit annoying, thing to do every time I needed to get out but I have a shoulder issue which makes it extremely difficult. Also, I have a small child that I sometimes need to get to right away. For me this should be a recall issue as in an emergency where time is of the essence, this could be the difference between getting out and dying. If it seems to happen all the time then its manufacture problem. This needs to be addressed so that the owners are not left holding the "bag" for a design/manufacture failure. I had a car for 16 years and never had this issue, these new cars are just disposable expensive pieces of crap. They don't want to say it is a recall issue because then they have to admit it's a flaw and fix it. And to think I was looking at the 2017 Fusion.... NOT anymore!
* I do not know my VIN but I will update my complaint as soon as I can get it off the car*
By the way two different Ford dealerships (near me); two different time frames to fix and two different prices..... That's a problem!.
Pulled into store. Started to get out, door became ajar but still locked. Would not open. Minor shoulder injury trying to open. Driver was trapped in car, in the heat. Until fixed, driver is always trapped and unable to safely escape the vehicle.
Must roll down window to unlock from outside. After trying many methods to open door did I find this out. Obese, handicap person would not be able to escape the vehicle.
This is a reoccurring problem with Ford Fusions, that is not covered under any warranty after the standard warranty expired. Ford dealers just turn a deaf ear to this being a recall item, even though it is very obvious that it is a problem for many Ford owners.
The door not opening from the inside is a hazard that could mean life or death. God forbid anything should happen such as car catching on fire and I can't get out of car because of door not opening on driver's side. It was a 2 degrees out and first the doors would not open from the outside but once the weather warmed, I thought issue was over until I tried to open from inside. Can't open door without first unlocking, rolling down window and then opening from outside door handle. This needs to be a recall to potentially save lives. It is a pain but I see it as a potential life and death issue as well. Will be taking car to dealer to get estimate on fix for issue.
- Celestine A J.,
Waukegan, IL, US
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I am a handicapped individual with multiple health issues. While leaving work I decided to drive, first to the recycle can at the end of the lot, but when I tried to get out the door seemed to open but made a popping sound and the door would not open. After trying several times, the door was tried from the outside. This would be a easy enough, albeit annoying, thing to do every time I needed to get out but I have a shoulder issue which makes it extremely difficult. Also, I have a small child that I sometimes need to get to right away. For me this should be a recall issue as in an emergency where time is of the essence, this could be the difference between getting out and dying. If it seems to happen all the time then its manufacture problem. This needs to be addressed so that the owners are not left holding the "bag" for a design/manufacture failure. I had a car for 16 years and never had this issue, these new cars are just disposable expensive pieces of crap. They don't want to say it is a recall issue because then they have to admit it's a flaw and fix it. And to think I was looking at the 2017 Fusion.... NOT anymore!
* I do not know my VIN but I will update my complaint as soon as I can get it off the car*
By the way two different Ford dealerships (near me); two different time frames to fix and two different prices..... That's a problem!.
- Tee B., Cincinnati, OH, US