My boyfriend calls me a liar when I tell him that the doors on my 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 sometimes lock by themselves without me touching them. He says that it isn't possible. I haven't changed anything from the dealer. Help! I am tired of being called a liar. I am intellegent enough to know that I am not dreaming or doing this myself.
Most Ford's from the 1990's on that have power door locks have this feature. When the car is in gear and achieves a speed higher than I believe 3 mph the doors lock. My 2000 Mercury Mountaineer does the same thing. And I'm sorry your boyfriend is an idiot who doesn't know anything about simple mechanics of an automobile.
Many Fords (esp Mercury, the upscale badge engineered Ford) have auto door locks that close either when you put the car in gear or when you reach a specific speed. I think the idea was if a child was sitting in the passenger seat and accidently pulled the door handle they wouldn't fall out (would you call that a million dollar solution to a door handle problem? no wonder Ford is going bankrupt!) If it just started happening, maybe you bought this car second hand and it used to work, stopped working (loose wire or previous owner disconnected the wire) now it has started working again since you bought it. You might be crazy and just dreaming it, I dunno, *lmao* but I doubt it.
Most New Edge Cougars (99-02) will lock after a minute or two of the car being started. This will happen whether youre driving or not. It has happened to many people who started their car to heat up then left it alone in the driveway---very inconvient!
where are you two from the flintstone age. Cars have had auto door locks for over forty years and now its common for most cars like Mercury Cougar's how could he doubt you about something that is common on a lot of cars maybe he is just being a jerk about it to ruffle your feathers.
