Got it back today. They replaced the door latch (Part # listed is ML3Z*15264A27*C) on the driver door. I'm somewhat encouraged because it was clearly left outside overnight (had snow on it) and it was about 8 degrees F when I picked it up. So fingers are crossed no more occurrences.
Take it through the carwash and let is sit outside overnight. If it survives that , I would have more confidence.
I've gone through twice since. Lot of salt on the roads.. hasn't dipped down into the teens just yet, but it's supposed to drop to 4 deg F by Friday morning, so that'll be a good test.
My two Gen13 F-150's that had the door latch freezing issue both would freeze in the closed and latched condition. Same with my tailgate that froze on my first Gen 13 truck.
Update: Friday my truck (finally) went to have the parts installed for the door lock issue. I was speaking with the tech and the part that came out of my truck was ML3Z-15264A27-B, where the replacement part is ML3Z-15264A27-D so Ford has made some changes to the part requiring a new revision. Unfortunately or Fortunately, the weather has turned spring like and the cold temperatures are no longer sticking around, so I will not know if this is totally fixed until next winter.
Interesting.. I had rev C installed. So rev D has to be even better right?
Yea i was told the same thing when I first brought it in. “ well it’s not doing it now so it seems fine “ … happened again a day later so I drove the truck right through the front door of the dealership and climbed through the passenger side door to get out. They took the whole door apart and said the door latch assembly wasn’t working properly so they ordered a new one along with another part I believe. Issue was fixed and hasn’t caused a problem since. Go straight to the dealer next time it happens.
Mine told me the same thing and that "mechanical parts don't like to work in the cold". I raised holy hell with the service manager and brought it back for them to replace the assembly.. and it's been fine since. I suspect they replaced it with a later revision of the assembly because it's been fine even down in single digit temps.
POSSIBLE SOLUTION: The samething has been happening to my 2021 f150 on driver's side door. We have had a cold spell with daily temps averaging below 25F. This morning it was 19F and it happened again and I assumed it obviously froze again. I simply ran the heat on the highest temp/fan speed and pointed the left vent nearest to the driver door, directly at the door in the general area of the latch. It took almost 20 min but it eventually thawed it out and it worked. For the record, the outside temp remained 19F so clearly the heat worked. Hopefully this will work for anyone struggling with this annoyance. If you have auto-starter, I would keep the vent pointed in that direction and max out the heat so you can let it run a while prior to using. Good luck!
How has it been holding up? I’m at a total loss. My truck is doing the same thing and my local dealership told me “it is what it is” I can’t even drive my own dang truck without hopping over the center console. What should I try and have someone replace? The door latch and power lock actuator?
