Auto Lock Feature

[nameskreen]

I have a 97 Mountaineer and the auto lock feature (the feature that locks all the doors when you press the brake pedal) has stopped working. I used the key pad to deactivate and activate it again but it still doesn't work, and all the doors are closed - no door ajar light on. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[koda2000]

Have you checked your fuses? I had this happen on a 2000 Mountaineer and it turned out that the fuse for the reverse lights, auto-lock, O/D OFF and rear defogger had been removed, Put a new fuse in it (#27 on a '00) and everything started working again.

 

[nameskreen]

Thanks. That was it. It was number 26 on mine. The owner's manual didn't list auto lock, but I checked my reverse lights and they were out,so I replaced the 10 amp fuse and now everything is good

 

[koda2000]

Congrats! It was tricky to find on mine, because someone had "borrowed" my fuse and left the place for it empty. Only reason I found it is because I read someone else's post about fixing something else on that circuit. My owner's manual didn't list the auto-lock fuse either. I checked one of my other trucks and saw that the fuse location should have been populated. I thought I had 4 problems, but it turned out to just be one. The missing fuse. It was very rewarding to just stick a fuse in there and fix 4 things.

 

[nameskreen]

I feel ya. Thanks again