NHTSA Complaint #10086177 — 2001 FORD FOCUS

STEERING WHEEL LOCK PROBLEM. I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPACE AS NORMAL, PLACING IT INTO PARK, AND TURNING OFF ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS. I THEN EXCITED THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURN, I SLID THE KEY INTO THE INGNITION, AND THEN IT HAPPENED. AT HAPPENED? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THE WHEEL WAS TOTALLY STIFF, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. I WAS STUCK IN THIS POSITION FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS, TRY AFTER TRY, STILL NO MOVEMENT. THIS HAS CAUSED A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE TO ME, AND I NOW HAVE TO BRING THE CAR INTO A DEALSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE REPAIRED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF SOME SORT OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROCEDURE, FOR I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING TO THE SAME NATURE. 2001 FORD FOCUS SE. *AK