NHTSA Complaint #10273807 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2000 FORD FOCUS IN 2008, IN FEB 2009 THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AT ALL. WE PLAYED WITH THIS FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AND IT FINAL TURNED OVER. THEN IN JUNE OF 2009 SAME THING HAPPEN TO MY DAUGHTER. WENT ON LINE TO READ OTHER PEOPLES REVIEWS AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF THEM ABOUT THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK. ONE VERY HELPFUL WHICH SAVED ME A TOWING BILL OF TELLING ME TO HIT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WITH THE PALM OF MY HAND AND IT WORKED, SO WAS ABLE TO GET THE DAUGHTERS CAR HOME. 300 AND SOME ODD DOLLARS I HAVE REPLACE THE CYLINDER LOCK AND HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T FELL HER AGAIN. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM FOR THERE IS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LIKE I SAID I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER AND GLAD THAT IT DIDN'T BREAK DOWN IN AN UNSAFE PART OF TOWN. SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T GREASE THEM ENOUGH, I'M NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM BUT FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THIS PART OR AT LEAST GIVE A GOOD EXPLANATION OF WHY IT IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY FORD FOCUSES. THERE ARE AT LEAST 50 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ON A SITE CALLED FOCAL JET, WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THE DAUGHTER. *TR