Ford Door Handle Sensor Not Working

I now can only do that on the driver s side door.

Ford door handle sensor not working.

I finally figured out that i was doing it wrong by grabbing the handle. If your door is closed but not fully latched it will not sense that. A touch sensitive door lock relies on special sensors and wiring. Ford replaced the module under the seat eventually under a couple of days investigation but were sure it was the handle as it s quite common with keyless entry problems.

The problem is that there is a sticky switch in the door latch mechanism. I used to be able to lock and unlock the doors from any one of the four handles until 3 days ago. When the capacitive face gets enough debris between it and the handle intermittent problems can occur. The sensor has an active capacitive face directed towards the handle for detecting approaching movements.

Since the touch sensitive area is flush with the body you will not see it easily. Mine senses the door open at about 1. Use magnetic reed switch to provide a ground to the door latch sensor wire when the door is closed. I d try the handle first.

Caution for kids doors use this method at your own risk. Auto door handle sensor not working thu feb 14 2019 3 43 pm jmueller065 wrote. Keep in mind that it may not be the driver s side door that is at fault so you might want to do all 2 or 4 doors depending on your model. Once you have set the sequence in motion the door should just pop open.

The wiring and sensors create a particular area in the door s surface that you open by pressing it with one or two fingers. Do not wrap your fingers around the handle and use your thumb. The intelligent access door handle on the front passenger and both rear doors don t work anymore on my 2018 limited. The capacitive face is coupled to an evaluation circuit which detects changes in the capacitance of the handle.

At each door you will see the latch mechanism. Normally open magnetic reed. This switch is telling the computer that a door is open even when it is not.