Charging Door won't close?

[agoldman]

Has anyone had their charging door in for repair? Mine takes several pushes to close, and then it barely holds in the latch. Not sure what can be done.

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[CHeil402]

I've had mine pop open while driving once, but it hasn't done it since. I know to get it to close, I have to push on the right side of the door basically where the spring-thing hits the door. If I push elsewhere it's certainly less effective. Have you tried closing it by pushing all the way to the right on top of the spring?

 

[agoldman]

Yeah, but I still have to push it several times to barely catch. If I just press it in with some force slowly, it never catches. The door and mechanism are so fragile... Guess I'll have service look at it if I ever go in to service for anything.

 

[CivilJeep]

I agree, I have the same experience. It takes several pushes for the latch to catch. I don’t plan on making an appointment solely for this issue, but I’ll definitely mention it if I’m in for service.

 

[machefan]

+1 here

 

[agoldman]

I guess it's just an early/bad design. But it's not Ford's first plug door.

 

[Skepteach]

I was about to make a thread about this very thing. I took delivery of a MME Premium a couple of weeks ago and it has this problem. It hasn't opened while driving yet thank goodness, but it is kind of hilarious how many times I have to push the cover before it will actually close.

 

[TJ-Mach-e]

There is a video of a Youtuber who had the same issue. They had to take it to the dealer to get it fixed.

 

[Al-E]

Add me. It opened once on the highway and not again since thankfully but it takes 5 precise pushes at least to close it which scares me because it’s so flimsy. I’m sure it won’t be long until I actually need to take it in for this issue.

 

[Ponypower50]

Why is the charge door so big anyway?

 

[2FlyMache]

Mine does the same thing. I need to push in exactly where the pin is for it to latch. Anywhere else and it pops back open.

 

[Arjaan]

Have the same thing. Just a matter of pushing the door in a bit firm on the right hand side.

 

[prdude]

Why is the charge door so big anyway?

Having the LED light ring and unlock button is one reason the door is so big

 

[Mach-Lee]

Try spraying the pin and the hole with dry silicone lube spray.

 

[RickMachE]

It's way larger then it needed to be.

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