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yeah, i forgot to mention that i confirmed that as well... i think that it recognizes it electronically (i.e. sensor) because i don't hear or feel a 'click' when pulling on it the first time. strange it's just 'illegal' on the rear doors. i guess it presumes that kids never sit in the passenger seat and will 'never' pull on the door twice. again, a poor presumption IMO but I don't plan on anyone falling out of my car because i'll require everyone to wear a seat belt.

i wouldn't say that i'm "overthinking this"... i'm just extra cautious (in particular of doors being opened accidentally or unknowingly by kids) and this is a 'feature' that i'm not familiar with, nor a fan of. yes, i'll continue to tell people to wear their seat belt but (again) it's not a fail proof design. alas, i now understand the situation... so i believe this topic is closed. thanks

i'm ok but it did come across as a little insulting. anyways, i did it because i was shocked that i could open the door from the inside so i wanted to make sure that the autolock feature was actually locking the door. i thought that i had read that (rear door requires pulling latch twice to open door; first time pulling latch just unlocks the door) in the manual as well but i asked wife to open rear door while driving to test out and she said it opened on first time. so i started to think what i read had to do with something else e.g. remote unlock button (there is option to unlock front doors or all doors upon first press of remote unlock button). i'll double-check the rear unlock while driving capability (no drolds1, i won't be doing both... J) i agree that the childproof lock mechanism in the rear is 'an option' however, if i recall correct it's not as simple as turning on / off as some cars used to offer... you have to manually turn a lock on the door, correct? i confirmed (page 25 of user manual). i don't have kids but i do have nieces and nephews in the car on occasion. while searching the web i found someone in a similar situation: https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-t55437_ds732004 i will digress... but to me, it seems the safest combination of options is 1) do not allow doors to open when locked, 2) allow doors to be manually unlocked (e.g. for emergencies and/or doors cannot be automatically unlocked) and 3) provide childproof locking option (as opposed to key). i agree, kids 'should' always wear seatbelt and never horse around while car is in motion... but i don't want to depend on these expectations to keep them safe. 1 of the reasons that i started to investigate whether i have an issue with my car is because of the latch recall and the fact that the recall didn't include 2015 fusions; however, i believe the recall is a different issue in which the door can open while driving without pulling the latch. glad to hear that you didn't get hurt. i recall a large # of times being stuck in a car and asking whomever to unlock the door because i could not get out (this included when i was in passenger seat because some cars did not provide unlock button in passenger seat, just window controls)... so while i seem to be the minority that believes this is a change in features in this forum thread, i'm certain that i'm not making this up. so certain that i took the time... and i found a forum in which a similar discussion took place and someone who claimed to be a certified master locksmith (if that title exists) whom had unlocked 3,000 cars and claimed that 'merely' 60% of american cars will open from the interior when pulling on the handle of a locked door. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?s=71441d08423fd73629ec979d9212ddf5&p=17538151&postcount=27 here's the entire thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=728054 not sure if he ended up bringing the guy the pancakes he requested

all thanks for your input. i'm glad to know that this is not just an issue with my fusion. sure, there are use-cases in which a person might need to exit the car which should be considered when designing the locking mechanism... and because of these use-cases, i would have advised keeping the manual locking mechanism installed. however, IMO enabling a car door to be opened while driving 20+ mph is unsafe. think of how much kids horse-around in the back seat... if a child were to (accidentally) pull open the door then either child could fall out of the car and be killed. i haven't had a ford in a while, but i'm fairly certain that on the 1995 ford taurus i had back in HS, you couldn't open the door until you unlocked it, even after the car was turned-off. i'm fairly certain that most cars i've been in (and i used to be a valet so i've been in a wide variety of cars) operated the same. sure, some cars auto-unlocked the doors when the car was turned-off which i am a fan of. drolds1, the reason was obvious and i was safe so there's no reason to act like i'm an idiot and i don't appreciate the implication. i don't care whether or not an old car or a new car has this feature (or lack thereof IMO)... i don't think that this feature is safe and - at the least - i think that i should have the option to change it.

i have 2015 ford fusion se 2.0 ecoboost with a lot of bells & whistles including intelligent access, remote start, lane assist, bliss, auto-headlights, rain-sensing wipers. i have autolock, autounlock, mislock, etc. features enabled. the fusion locks the doors as expected when reaching ~ 15mph (whatever). i am not able to open the car door from the outside of the car (i.e. put hand out the window and pull the door handle while driving). however, i am able to open the car door from the inside of the car on the 1st attempt. this does not seem safe. is this expected? also, 1 minor complaint is that there is occasional vibration coming from the driver-side seat-belt adjustable-height holster next to my ear. ideas? thanks in advance.

i test drove another 2015 fusion se 2.0 ecoboost at the dealership because they'd never heard of the problem. this car also had 'the issue' so based on this i'm willing to digress that it is not in fact 'an issue' but an expectation. no one could explain why; however, they came to the same conclusion as me... it only occurs after 1st starting the car when 1st stepping on the pedal when the car is in forward motion (in drive or sport mode). it does not occur later, at a stop light, nor when reversing. i've driven other fusions (my dad has a 2.0 and a 1.5 non-ecoboosts).

I have had this since purchase on a 2015 Fusion SE 2.0L Ecoboost. I start the car, release the brake, the car starts moving forward, nothing wrong occurs until ~ a second after I press on the gas pedal, I can feel something moving in the gas pedal and hear a slight knocking noise. All the while, the car accelerates as expected and the knocking noise does not return. I mentioned this to another Fusion owner who does not recall this. He said that perhaps it's from the 'prevent car rolling backward on hill' mechanism. I am OK with this if this is what is expected; however, I would like to fix it if it isn't. I recognize that I notice things most others don't; however, I'm can't be the only person who has noticed this. Anyone? Thanks Scott Ps. the vehicle health report says OK for everything. Side question: does anyone know if the vehicle health report includes 'check engine light' error codes / messages? If not, I plan on purchasing a $20 reader online.