NHTSA Complaint #10308690 — 2001 FORD FOCUS

TURNED OFF MY 2001 FORD FOCUS (WITH ONLY 36,320 MILES ON IT) AS USUAL AND WHEN I RETURNED TO CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT UP, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAD TO DRILLED OUT THE TAB, AND BUILD AND INSTALL NEW KEY CYLINDER FOR A TOTAL OF $427.84. THEY DID NOT OFFER THE OLD PART TO ME AND I DIDN'T THINK TO ASK FOR IT. THANKFULLY, IT HAPPENED DURING THE DAY WHILE I WAS AT MY DENTIST'S, AND NOT AT NIGHT AFTER WORK. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN CALIFORNIA. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE CARS. *TR