2015+ Frozen door latch TSB/ Recall
12-01-2017, 05:16 PM
#161
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Hopefully Ford will one day get the CORRECTIVE parts/procedures nailed down so a recall can actually take place for those with the problem. Although I live in cold country .... 5,500 feet.... I mercifully have not had the issue....AZPLAT
12-02-2017, 10:19 AM
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....says the guy who doesn't understand lake effect snow.... Obviously the temps aren't as low in Indiana as Alaska, and it may get cold up in Minnesota, but Indiana gets blizzards of 10 feet of snow preventing you from leaving the house, black ice for miles and 0 visibility snow storms. That's cold to me. Frozen is frozen, whether it's 10 degrees or -10 degrees, if you have water, it will freeze the same either way.
The National Weather Service said 10.9 inches of snow fell at the airport in January 1999, with an 11.8-inch snowfall in March of 1996 and 12.8 inches in January 1996. The Great Blizzard of 1978 dumped 15.5 inches of snow at the airport. The city's record one-storm snowfall of 16.1 inches happened in February 1910.
I'm very aware of lake effect snow, but last time I looked at a map, Indianapolis (your family history according to your post)isn't near enough to a large enough lake to suffer from lake effect snow. I guess the fake facts are just bigger in Texas.
You live in Texas, so you don't feel the recall affects you. That's your choice. But don't knock the fact Ford says there's an issue that must be corrected. Don't have the recall done and you can live with your choice. While I live in southern Georgia (78 degrees yesterday) and if the temps get into the upper 40s, a lot of people around here think the world is ending, I'll have the recall done and be done with it.
And just remember, Alaskans are still thinking about buying Texas and making it into two, smaller parking lots.
Last edited by Ifallsguy; 12-02-2017 at 10:30 AM.
12-02-2017, 10:28 AM
#163
Get your facts straight.
The National Weather Service said 10.9 inches of snow fell at the airport in January 1999, with an 11.8-inch snowfall in March of 1996 and 12.8 inches in January 1996. The Great Blizzard of 1978 dumped 15.5 inches of snow at the airport. The city's record one-storm snowfall of 16.1 inches happened in February 1910.
I guess the fake facts are just bigger in Texas.
And just remember, Alaska is still thinking about buying Texas and making it into two, smaller parking lots.
The National Weather Service said 10.9 inches of snow fell at the airport in January 1999, with an 11.8-inch snowfall in March of 1996 and 12.8 inches in January 1996. The Great Blizzard of 1978 dumped 15.5 inches of snow at the airport. The city's record one-storm snowfall of 16.1 inches happened in February 1910.
I guess the fake facts are just bigger in Texas.
And just remember, Alaska is still thinking about buying Texas and making it into two, smaller parking lots.
Last edited by todd92; 12-02-2017 at 10:30 AM.
12-02-2017, 10:30 AM
#164
Get your facts straight. Indianapolis, which you referred to, never had a 10 foot snow fall.
The National Weather Service said 10.9 inches of snow fell at the airport in January 1999, with an 11.8-inch snowfall in March of 1996 and 12.8 inches in January 1996. The Great Blizzard of 1978 dumped 15.5 inches of snow at the airport. The city's record one-storm snowfall of 16.1 inches happened in February 1910.
I'm very aware of lake effect snow, but last time I looked at a map, Indianapolis isn't near enough to a large enough lake to suffer from lake effect snow. I guess the fake facts are just bigger in Texas.
You live in Texas, so you don't feel the recall affects you. That's your choice. But don't knock the fact Ford says there's an issue that must be corrected. Don't have the recall done and you can live with your choice. While I live in southern Georgia (78 degrees yesterday) and if the temps get into the upper 40s, a lot of people around here think the world is ending, I'll have the recall done and be done with it.
And just remember, Alaskans are still thinking about buying Texas and making it into two, smaller parking lots.
The National Weather Service said 10.9 inches of snow fell at the airport in January 1999, with an 11.8-inch snowfall in March of 1996 and 12.8 inches in January 1996. The Great Blizzard of 1978 dumped 15.5 inches of snow at the airport. The city's record one-storm snowfall of 16.1 inches happened in February 1910.
I'm very aware of lake effect snow, but last time I looked at a map, Indianapolis isn't near enough to a large enough lake to suffer from lake effect snow. I guess the fake facts are just bigger in Texas.
You live in Texas, so you don't feel the recall affects you. That's your choice. But don't knock the fact Ford says there's an issue that must be corrected. Don't have the recall done and you can live with your choice. While I live in southern Georgia (78 degrees yesterday) and if the temps get into the upper 40s, a lot of people around here think the world is ending, I'll have the recall done and be done with it.
And just remember, Alaskans are still thinking about buying Texas and making it into two, smaller parking lots.
As far as Alaska goes, if you think Alaska would be inhabited at all without Texas-owned business, then you're deluding yourself :-) P.S. Of the top 10 largest cities in the USA, 4 are in Texas.
12-03-2017, 10:14 AM
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I'm really not clear what fact(s) you're disputing. What city do your figures above refer to? You never said. If you're saying that's Indianapolis, then it sounds like my 10ft blizzard comment was pretty accurate.
As far as Alaska goes, if you think Alaska would be inhabited at all without Texas-owned business, then you're deluding yourself :-) P.S. Of the top 10 largest cities in the USA, 4 are in Texas.
As far as Alaska goes, if you think Alaska would be inhabited at all without Texas-owned business, then you're deluding yourself :-) P.S. Of the top 10 largest cities in the USA, 4 are in Texas.
And 1 Texas city is (was) underwater, unfortunately. They don't want that one for the parking lot.
12-09-2017, 07:35 PM
#167
Well it happened again today! 
As I posted before my truck is not in the recall. I had the drivers door latch replaced in November. It was 58* and my truck is always kept in the garage. Today the front passenger's door would not close.(38*) After about 15 minutes it latched, only to swing open as I turned to pull out in traffic. I am going to ask if they will go ahead and replace the rear door latches too. I think they need to rethink how many trucks have been effected with faulty latches.
As I posted before my truck is not in the recall. I had the drivers door latch replaced in November. It was 58* and my truck is always kept in the garage. Today the front passenger's door would not close.(38*) After about 15 minutes it latched, only to swing open as I turned to pull out in traffic. I am going to ask if they will go ahead and replace the rear door latches too. I think they need to rethink how many trucks have been effected with faulty latches.
12-10-2017, 07:47 AM
#168
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Thread re-name/consolidation
I sent this PM message this morning to Martian..... hopefully we can do so....AZPLAT
Well... there is no end in sight to this topic so I suggest it is time to rename the Thread and, where possible, consolidate the posts from duplicate threads into the sticky. Could you consider doing that for us as was done for the Cooling Seat Thread(s)!!??
Also.... I feel that the original "Poll".... while perhaps useful at first, is kinda meaningless unless it is started again with perhaps different categories (e.g. TSB installed, problem fixed.... or TSB installed, problem not fixed).... which would be more timely at this point.... maybe also include questions regarding the pending recall!!??
Suggested "Revised" Thread Name....
"F-150 2015+ Frozen door latch TSB and Recall"
Thanks... Lenny..... AZPLAT
Well... there is no end in sight to this topic so I suggest it is time to rename the Thread and, where possible, consolidate the posts from duplicate threads into the sticky. Could you consider doing that for us as was done for the Cooling Seat Thread(s)!!??
Also.... I feel that the original "Poll".... while perhaps useful at first, is kinda meaningless unless it is started again with perhaps different categories (e.g. TSB installed, problem fixed.... or TSB installed, problem not fixed).... which would be more timely at this point.... maybe also include questions regarding the pending recall!!??
Suggested "Revised" Thread Name....
"F-150 2015+ Frozen door latch TSB and Recall"
Thanks... Lenny..... AZPLAT
12-10-2017, 11:39 AM
#169
Something to consider. My truck is on the TSB and has spent its entire life in Ohio. I've gotten the inside of the door panels sprayed twice with Krown, and have never had an instance of my doors freezing open/closed. A can of Fluid Film lubricant can be had for $7 at Lowes, might be worth spraying the inside of your door panels (with your windows up of course) for those who are experiencing this problem or are afraid it might happen to them.
12-11-2017, 07:50 AM
#170
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Something to consider. My truck is on the TSB and has spent its entire life in Ohio. I've gotten the inside of the door panels sprayed twice with Krown, and have never had an instance of my doors freezing open/closed. A can of Fluid Film lubricant can be had for $7 at Lowes, might be worth spraying the inside of your door panels (with your windows up of course) for those who are experiencing this problem or are afraid it might happen to them.
The reason I want a single sticky and probably new poll is keeping all of our inputs focused back to Ford.... the dealer network sadly is mostly clueless.
IMHO, when you spend the dollar$ we have on a product, the manufacturer (Ford) owes us a proper fix without us having to take our own doors apart and apply DIY solutions. When you claim that "The Ford F-150 IS the bar", you need to walk the walk and, as noted, this issue has persisted for several years now... longer than the "Cooling Seat" debacle I also got heavily involved in....
FYI...for newer members..... on Seat Cooling I pushed and got us moved to a sticky. I and "The Seat Guru" got together via the Forum and, after I got the message about the issue personally to Mark Fields (at the time), Tim and I were working directly with the internal engineering group (Seat Complete) folks, gave design points for the TSB (only some of which were followed!) and had the Ford team come and personally install the TSB into our seats BEFORE the TSB was issued to dealers and the production floor.... and that frankly is a good model for ALL of these chronic and potentially deadly issues. Ford has reasons for not generally working directly with owners but in that case, they thankfully made the exception!
Tim went on to market "the rest of the story" fix under his Seat Guru identity while I had a heart attack and single bypass which thankfully finds me right as rain..... had a good golf round yesterday....
Now maybe you know why I feel so strongly about not diluting the message back to Ford and focusing it into a single sticky thread....
Ford folks DO read the Forum... believe me, I know!!.... AZPLAT