Transit Front Doors Wont Lock
Try opening the rear door driver side and operate the inside handle.
Transit front doors wont lock. This will require the driver to use the key to lock or unlock the doors and can disable the power door locks completely for vehicles that do not use a traditional key such as newer luxury vehicles. I bought new remote key fob on ebay and it did work properly on my ford transit lwb 2003. The doors locks will lock unlock 3 turn the key to off. What happens is when it receives the lock signal because one of the locks wont fully lock as above it then kicks the locks open again as the system thinks there is a door not fully closed etc.
Leave key in the on position 2 program the fobs by pressing any key on the fob. Locks will lock unlock and you are out of programming mode. 2011 transit connect will not allow me to lock the doors anymore. Open the keyless entry remote control with a small flathead screwdriver then remove the old battery and insert the new cr 2016 replacement battery.
If the door lock actuators fail they will disable the power door lock feature from working. Interior lights and door ajar light required extra slamming of drivers door to go out for several weeks. Then lock it all up as normal. The doors will lock.
Change out the battery on the keyless entry remote control if the car is not responding to the buttons you press. A mechanic can often tell by the sound whether the problem lies with the fuse the power door lock switch or the power door lock actuator. This can be any one of the locks so you will need to check each starting usually with the side door as a common faulty one check the. After determining the problem with the system the malfunctioning piece will be replaced.
This is due to the battery dieing. How to get into a transit when the key will not work.