How to Replace Front Door Lock Switch 2008-12 Ford Escape

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What's up, guys? I'm Andy from 1A Auto. In this video, I'm going to show you how to remove and reinstall a door lock switch on this 2012 Ford Escape. If you need parts for your vehicle, click the link in the description and head over to 1AAuto.com.

All right. We're going to remove this cover right here. This is for the switch for the mirrors. I'm just going to use a trim tool. Just go behind here, pop this out just like that to disconnect the mirror switch. Just push down right here and slide that out.

Next, I'm going to take a pick tool. We just want to take this cover off behind the inside door handle. I'm just going to pull it forward. Pull that cover off. Next, we'll take this screw out. We're going to use a T30 socket extension and a ratchet. Take that screw out.

There's a little cover that's right here. We're just going to remove that and use a little pick tool. Slide underneath here and pull it up. Next, there's a screw down here. Just going to use a Phillips-head screwdriver. Take this screw out. Take that screw out.

There's some screws along here on the side right there, so take those two screws out. Just use the Phillips head screwdriver. There's another screw that's right here on the front of the door. Just use a Phillips-head screwdriver. Take this one out.

I'm going to take a trim tool. Now, normally, you'd pry underneath here, pry up here, then pry up here. This vehicle has two clips right here and right here. On this vehicle, these clips are broken, so normally you would have to struggle a little bit more to get this piece off. Just keep in mind this goes straight up. Take those clips off. I can disconnect the electrical connectors right here. Just push on this tab and slide it out. Push on this tab, slide it out.

Now I'm just going to take a trim tool. Go in between the door panel and just pry out. There's clips all around the door holding it on, just like that. You should be able to grab the door panel and just slide up.

There's a cable that's attached right here to the front. Just going to slide this out, just like that, and then slide the cable up. Slide the retainer out. Then there's a connector right here. Just disconnect this connector. Just push the tab and slide it down.

On the back side of the door panel, there's these two little tabs. Push on these two little tabs right here. Then we're going to push this piece through. Slide it out just like that.

I'm going to take this lock switch off of this housing. I'll just use a 90-degree pick. I'm going to put a little pressure on the button while I get in behind here. Release the lock right there. Then there's another lock right here on the side. Then there's another lock on the back side. Try not to break the plastic. There we go, one left. There's the lock switch.

Now we'll take this door lock switch. We're going to install it in this housing. Just want to line it up. There's a little tab right here that goes with that. Set that in position and just lock it in place. Now this can slide back into the door panel. Just slide it on like that. This side has to go in first, and then lock it down in place.

All right. We'll take this door panel. We're going to slide these wires through here or at least get them in that area. Reconnect this electrical connector for the door locks. Line that up and lock it in place. Then we'll take this. I'm going to get this little retainer through the slot right here just like that. Then we're going to slide this cable to the side and then lock it in right there just like that.

Take the door panel and make sure those wires are right there. Take this lock run. You want this lock run on here. Line that up and then, with the top, make sure you pull that wiring harness out. The top of the door panel we want to slide into place up here. That looks good. Now we'll get the door pins to line up all the way around and just apply a little pressure just like that.

I'll take this screw. Use a T30 socket extension and a ratchet and tighten this up. Snug that down, not too tight because it is plastic. Take this little cover. This is going to line up in here. Then just press it in place just like that.

All right. Now we're going to install these three screws. There's two on the back side here. One goes on the front side right here. Just take a Phillips-head screwdriver. Get this started right here. Before I tighten it up, I'm just going to get them all started. All right, those are all started, so now I'll snug them down.

For reinstall, this trim piece, take the electrical connectors, line them up, and lock it in place just like that. Then there's some tabs that should be right here. On this vehicle, they broke off. You go right there and right there, so you're going to want to line those up. Then, with them lined up, just push it down. Then we'll take this Phillips-head screw and the screwdriver and get that started. Now I'll take this cover, and slide it into position.

Now I'll take the electrical connector. Get this lined up and lock that down. Then line these two tabs up--the retainers. You might have to pull this out a little bit right there. Lock it in place.

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