NHTSA Complaint #10151314 — 2003 FORD FOCUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10151314
Vehicle	2003 FORD FOCUS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident	February 22, 2006
Date Filed	February 27, 2006
Mileage	42,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

MY WIFE'S FORD FOCUS HAS ITS IGNITION STUCK. A FEW MONTHS BACK IT GOT STUCK BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNSTUCK AND START THE CAR. SINCE THEN THE IGNITION HASN'T SEEMED RIGHT. IT IS ALWAYS A HASSLE GETTING THE KEY TO TURN. MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO LEAVE WORK ONE DAY AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I WENT TO HELP AND THE KEY NEVER DID TURN. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE TUMBLERS INSIDE THE IGNITION. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE IGNITION ONCE IT ONLY LAST A YEAR UNTIL THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. IT COSTS ABOUT $300 TO REPLACE. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO TOW HER CAR TO MY HOUSE WHERE I THEN HAD TO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX IT. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO DO THIS IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB

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