NHTSA Complaint #10448249 — 2007 FORD FOCUS

PASSANGER REAR DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK WITH MANUAL OPERATION OR THE REMOTE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OUR KIDS CAN JUST OPEN THE REAR DOOR BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO ABILITY TO LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK FEATURE. THE LOCK IS JAMMED IN THE UNLOCK POSITION. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 FOCUS DOOR LOCKS BUT NOT THE 2007? THE LATCH LOCK ASSEMBLY IS THE SAME FROM 2000-2007 FORD MODEL YEARS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB. I HOPE PEOPLE START REPORTING THIS MORE ON THIS SITE. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 TO REPLACE THE JAMMED UNLOCKED DOOR LATCH THAT REQUIRES THE COMPLETE LATCH ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. I'M ALSO NOT HAPPY THAT ANYONE CAN GET AT MY CHILD BY JUST PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE. IF YOU CAN'T LOCK THE REAR DOOR IT MAKES IT REAL EASY FOR SOMEONE TO HARM OUR CHILDREN. I ALSO CAN'T IMAGINE OUR CHILDREN UNKNOWINGLY PULLING ON THE HANDLE AND FALLING OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE REAR DOOR. I CAN'T AFFORD THE $500 BUCKS-- OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR NOT RECALLING THIS ISSUE AND WILL SUFFER DEARLY FROM THE LAWSUITS THAT COME THEIR WAY. LAST FORD I EVER BUY PERIOD!!! PROTECT THE CONSUMER FORD!!! *TR