Lacienega

Always had problems with the liftgate. (it's a manual - no power or foot) First it wouldn't close completely and we got the ajar light in the dashboard, then we had to push down really hard to open it. I fixed this issue by adjusting the door stoppers on the side. Now it seems like completely dead...no clicking sound of the latch either with remote or by pushing the button under the handle. I can't open it anymore. Checked the fuse under the clove department and it was broken...replaced it and thought this was the culprit, but still not working. There is no emergency or manual release. Climbed in the back to disconnect the battery to reset the computer...still not working! Ford wants $160 just to do a check to see what's wrong. Help! What else can I try?

My wife's 2014 has 74000 ml on it now. The rear door latch stoppers had to be adjusted because the door wouldn't open completely any more (we had to push it down hard to get it to open). We had a flat tire on the freeway and had to get towed and buy a new tire. The lug nuts are swollen and I had to destroy some to get them off. Thinking of buying solid ones because I also want to do my brakes in the future. Left front blinker bulb overheated (probably while using the emergency lights while waiting for the tow) and melted the plastic socket....it's a pain to change because you have to remove the entire assembly. Also changed cabin and engine filter and it's not too much fun either. Car is really low and my wife got stuck on one of these parking stoppers once and ripped part of the front undercover off. They make it hard to do your own maintenance on this car. Other than that it runs good.

I feel Ford should replace the lug nuts for free. I had a flat tire as well and had to damage some lug nuts in order to get them off. I called the dealer and they told me that the lug nuts cover swell over time and that I have to buy new ones. I was planning to do my brakes and tire rotation myself in the future....guess I have to buy some 20 lug nuts first...that's really nice...FORD!!!

Such an easy fix....bothered me for years.

Damn. I had the exact same issue and my bulb looks exactly like yours with the melted plastic around the contact. I didn't even had to buy new bulbs since the bulb itself is not burned out. Could have just freed the contact (wasted my money). Looks like another Ford flaw. (like the swollen lug nuts) Anyways, I put in a new bulb and it's working again.