Urgent help required - Ford Focus problem

[BRISTOL86]

Hi All

I have a bit of an urgent issue going on.

I picked up a 55 plate Mk2 Focus a couple of weeks ago, and at the time, the guy said to me not to use the boot release switch on the boot itself, as it sticks, and to instead use the key. Fine and dandy so far.

Being something of a muppet, the first thing I did when I needed to go into the boot once I got it home was use the boot release switch. This then gave me grief for a couple of days as the boot would intermittently release itself when driving.

After a couple of days it went away and has not given me an issue for about a week now, and I have been remembering to only use the key to release the boot, so I presumed it had unstuck itself and gone away.

Only to find this morning that  the issue is back (I haven't used the switch so not through my own stupidity this time!) but this time seems to be happening when I start the engine.

There's clearly some electrical glitch going on here, but it's causing me a big headache to have the boot releasing itself all the time on the motorways and A roads I drive on!

Is there anyway to disconnect the boot release switch without affecting the functionality of the release on the key?

Many thanks

Edited by BRISTOL86 on Monday 17th January 10:12

[frosted]

Try removing the switch completely

[BRISTOL86]

I don't really know how to get at it to be honest, i'm not too mechanically minded!

Anyone with any mechanical knowledge of this car got any tips on how to access/disconnect the switch? And if I do, will the key release switch still function?

[Waugh-terfall]

My mates Dad bought an 06 Zetec when new, it used to do this all the time, Ford said it was water getting into the mechanism and covered it with cling film until a replacement part could be fitted under warranty. I'll see said matey later, so I'll double check this for you.

[BRISTOL86]

Thanks, water is my suspicion too, I took the seal off to try and "unstick" the switch and it was full of water!

To be honest i'm not fussed about getting it replaced, i'm happy enough to just disconnect/remove the switch entirely as long as I can still open the boot with the key...

[finlo]

Waugh-terfall said:

My mates Dad bought an 06 Zetec when new, it used to do this all the time, Ford said it was water getting into the mechanism and covered it with cling film until a replacement part could be fitted under warranty. I'll see said matey later, so I'll double check this for you.

This, very common problem cheap fix at least.