2000 FORD FOCUS Electrical Systemignition Problems

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT.OUR BATTERY DIED AT 25000 MILES, HAD TO BE REPLACED NO EXPLANATION GIVEN. THE IGNITION TUMBLER HAD TO BE REPLACED BE CAUSE IT BROKE, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY GAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR IT. *AKALSO WE HAVE HAD OUR BRAKES REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 1 YEAR AND NEED TO HAVE THEM DONE AGAIN(LAST DONE IN JULY 2003).AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.

MY FOCUS'S IGNITION FROZE UP AND WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD BEEN REPLACING ALOT OF IGNITION CYLINDERS LATELY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT FROM FORD DID NOT COVER THE PROBLEM. EVERY OTHER FORD I HAVE OWNED HAS HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED AS WELL.*AK

IGNITION LOCK HAS BROKEN.*AK

200 FORD FOCUS ZX3: IGNITION IS LOCKED IN POSITION. KEY WILL NOT TURN. STEERING IS LOCKED UP ALSO. THIS HAS HAPPEND 2 TIMES BEFORE. THERE IS A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BA A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS AFFECTING THE FORD FOCUS. *AK

FORD FOCUS 2000. SQUEAKY BRAKES, IGNITION PROBLEMS - LOCKED UP -? CAN'T TURN KEY. *LA

LAST WEEKEND AFTER I PARKED MY CAR I FORGOT TO LOCK THE DOORS AFTER HALF HOUR I WENT OUT AGAIN AND I COULD NOT EVEN PUT THE KEY INTO IGNITION I CALLED FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TRY TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, SO I TRIED MANY TIMES, FINALLY THE KEY WENT IN BUT IT COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR, NOTHING MOVES , NO EVEN THE GEARSHIFT TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND MOVE THE VEHICLE, SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S A VEHICLE DEFECT AND ALSO THEY TOLD ME THEY DID HAVE 2 MORE CASES SAME AS MINE. SO I ASKED THEM WHAT I CAN DO... THEY SAID I HAVE TO TOWED THE CAR THERE AND TO CHECK AND FIX IT IS AROUND 400 DOLLARS. MY COMPLAIN IS BECAUSE I THINK IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A WOMAN...

IGNITION LOCKED, WAS UNABLE TO INSERT KEY, AFTER HOUR OF TRIAL. KEY FINALLY GOT INTO THE IGNITION, BUT COULD NOT TURN TO ANY DIRECTION. HAD TO TOW VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, LET DEALERSHIP FIX IT. TOTAL COST WAS OVER $450. *AK

HI, I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM REPLACED BY FORD, THEN PERSONALLY REPLACED THE DRIVER FRONT WINDOW MECHANISM AND THE DRIVER BACK MECHANISM DUE TO CABLE BREAKS. I HAVE HAD IT IN WITH THE RADIO 3 TIMES AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED, THE IGNITION BLOCK REPLACED, THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS. THE TRUNK RELEASE HAS NEVER WORKED. NOW IT KEEPS BREAKING DOWN ON ME IF I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR NON STOP. THIS WEEKEND I WENT TO SAN ANTONIO FROM CORPUS, IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES GOING TO SA AND COMING HOME 4 TIMES & HOW SAFE IS THAT! FORD SAID THEY CANNOT...

IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN SO KEY IS STUCK INSIDE. *LA

IGNITION LOCKED UP. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN 2.5 YEARS. *LA

TECHNICAL BULLETIN NO. 15421 MY IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO TURN MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH WHO REPLACED THE SWITH FOR $275. THE LOCKSMITH SAID HE HAD SEEN DOZENS OF FORD FOCUSES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SOMETHING HE BLAME ON A DEFECTIVE SET OF TUMBLERS WITHIN THE SWITCH.

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FOCUS. BOUGHT CAR IN 2001. SINCE THE DAY THAT I DROVE OFF THE LOT I HAD SQUEAKY BRAKES. TOOK TO SERVICER AND WAS TOLD DUST ON BRAKES & IT WAS NORMAL. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS, THEY CHANGED PADS & ROTORS. NOW I HEAR THE SQUEAK AGAIN. CAR CUT OFF WHILE GOING UP A HILL. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICER THAT IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAD RECENTLY GOTTEN HOT AND IT "SHOCKED" THE CAR. KEY WOULDN'T ENTER THE IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO SERVICER. CAR SHUTS OFF IF UNDER HALF A TANK. SERVICER TOLD ME " KEEP THE GAS OVER HALF A TANK". SOMETIMES I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING WHILE HEAT ON IN CAR. ON 2 OCCASSIONS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS WHILE A/C ON ( DIDN'T TAKE TO SERVICER FOR THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY NEVER OCCURED AGAIN). TODAY 11/10/03 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME...

I HAD TWO PROBLEMS OCCUR CONCURRENTLY ON MY 46,000 MILE CAR--AND THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT IT TO TOLD ME THAT THEY'RE SEEING A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS. 1) THE IGNITION BARREL GOES STIFF WITH LITTLE WARNING, AND APPARENTLY LEADS TO A JAM, EARLY IN THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE CAR. 2) THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING, APPARENTLY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ACTUACTOR IN ONE OF THE REAR DOORS, SO THAT THE CAR NO LONGER LOCKS *LA

1ST RECALL,6/2000 SHOP FOR A/C PROBLEM,9/2000 SHOP FOR 7 DAYS FOR AC PROBLEM,1/2002 SHOP 7DAYS FOR ENGINE WORK,RECALLS X 4 OR 5 NOT SURE ABOUT DATES THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY ON THIS CAR,PROBLEMS WITH NOT STARTING ,GAS GAUGE, TIRE REPLACEMENT 3 SETS IN LESS THEN 3 YEARS, HESITATION,POOR GAS MILAGE,BRAKES SQUEALING, TRUNK DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY,10/2003 HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS FOR POSSIBLE ENGINE WORK. DEALER CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM, I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CAR IT HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE THERE ARE MORE TO MENTION CAN NOT LIST THEM ALL I NEED HELP. *AK

LIKE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS TO THIS SIGHT, I TOO HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS WHAT SET ME OVER THE EDGE WITH FORD THOUGH. I TRIED PUTTING MY KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START MY CAR TODAY AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, I GAVE UP AND CALLED A TOWING COMPANY. ONCE I GOT MY CAR TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER, I LEARNED THAT THE TUMBLER WAS BAD AND THE WHOLE IGNITION PIECE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHAT WAS I TO DO? I NEED MY CAR TO RUN, SO AT A REPLACEMENT FEE OF $430 DOLLARS, MY IGNITION WAS WORKING ONCE AGAIN. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME, I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SVS. AND MADE MY 2ND FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CAR. I WAS DISMISSED AS USUAL AND DECIDED TO CONTACT YOUR SITE. AFTER REVIEWING 50 PLUS COMPLAINTS,...

WE HAVE HAD THE IGNITION FREEZE UP ON US THREE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE LAST TIME BEING YESTERDAY. THE FIRST HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MI. (I CAN'T FIND THE ORIGINAL RECEIPTS, BUT IT IS ON FILE AT HARROLD FORD IN SACRAMENTO, CA). THE SECOND OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES (NOVEMBER OF 2002). NOW THE CAR HAS ABOUT 53,000 MILES, AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. EACH TIME, WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE TRAPPED IN A PARKING GARAGE AT A MED CLINIC WITH A VERY SICK BABY. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE TRAPPED FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND IN LAKE TAHOE BEFORE THE CAR COULD BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY OF THE REPAIRS REQUIRED ON THIS SAME EXACT ITEM, IT IS HARD FOR ME...

2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS: THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED ON MY CAR AND MY KEY WON'T SLIDE IN. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND FIXED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $400. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND ONE THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANY TIME AND IN ANY PLACE. I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT...WHAT IF I HAD BEEN STRANDED AND NEEDED TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN EMERGENCY? *LA

THE IGNITION/STEERING LOCKED UP IN MY FORD FOCUS STATION WAGON. THE CAR HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT; IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY; AAA AND THE TOWING PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT THIS LOCKING UP OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM IN THE 2000 FORD FOCUS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. THE LADY AT AAA THOUGHT THAT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT FORD MOTOR CO. SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. THE IGNITION LOCK AND THE KEYS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $500. THE WORK IS BEING DONE BY THE DEALER, PACIFICO FORD. IF IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR FORD FOCUS 2000, THE AUTOMAKER SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *LA

IGNITION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

IN APRIL OF 2003, I WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY CAR, THE KEY WENT INTO THE IGNITION AND THE CHIMES SOUNDED (INDICATING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION/ACTIVITY); HOWEVER, MY KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I AM BEING CHARGED $273.00 FOR THE PROBLEM, THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL OR ANY LEGAL JUSTIFICATION WITH THE "LEMON" PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *LA

IGNITION CORE COMES COMPLETELY OUT WHEN REMOVING KEY. DIFFICULT TO CORRECTLY REALIGN INTO STEERING COLUMN. HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM FROM MULTIPLE CONSUMERS. *JB

CONSUMER WENT OUT TO START CAR AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN, IGNITION WAS LOCKED IN PLACE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OFF SUCH OCCURRENCES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. SHE STATES THAT LAST YEAR THIS TIME THE KEY WOULD GO IN THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND TURN. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED IT, SHE HAD ANOTHER SWITCH PUT IN. THIS YEAR THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. THE KEY WILL GO IN THE IGNITION, BUT IT WILL NOT TURN THE AUTO ON. IT IS LIKE THE SWITCH IS FROZEN IN PLACE. CONSUMER STATES WHEN SHE SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE PART THAT IS NOW DEFECTIVE, AND THE YEAR'S WARRANTY IS NOT UP, THE MECHANIC SAYS HE WILL HAVE TO CHARGE HER AGAIN. HE DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR HER WARRANTY ON THE PART WHICH HE PUT ON THE VEHICLE. SHE STATES SHE STILL HAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS LEFT BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. *PH

THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS STRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. *TS *NLM

IGNITION LOCKED UP AND WON'T START. DEALER STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND CONSUMER SHOULD CONTACT A LOCKSMITH TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ALSO, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CANCEL ONCE THE TURN WAS COMPLETE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK. THE DOME LIGHT FAILED TO COME WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, THE DEALER REPLACED A BURNED OUT BULB. *JB

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART VEHICLE IGNITION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ON 7TH SET OF TIRES AT 60,000, AN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH SET. RADIO HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE/ BRAKES HAD BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE/ WHEEL BEARINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED,AND IGNITION WAS REPLACED ONCE AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED. LOW AND BEHOLD, CONSUMER'S FOCUS WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY NEEDED TO BE TOWED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. CAR WAS GETTING HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE, SOMETIMES HAD BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. ALSO, LUGS:NUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND WAS IN NEED OF AN ALTERNATOR.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER STATES WHEN TURNING CORNERS VEHICLES STALLS. CAUSE UNKWOWN. *AK

CONSTANT SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, AND DRUMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE BUYING THIS FOCUS ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. ALSO MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ONE DAY IN APRIL OF 2002 THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY. THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE THE LOCK CYLINDER. LUCKILY I PURCHASED THE API EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVER THE CAR FOR 100,000 MILES. SO THE COST OF THE WORK DONE FOR THIS WAS $427.20. ALL BUT $50.00 OF WHICH WAS MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS COVER BY THIS WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS DIDN'T STOP HERE. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO GET THE CD SYSTEMS THAT CAME...

BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT WILL - NO APPARENT PATTERN - CAR ALSO SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHEN IDLING IN GEAR - DOES THIS ON A DAILY BASIS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND HAS DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASE! DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THIS WHILE UNDER INITIAL WARRANTY - ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO FIX THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED (UNDER 80,000 WARRANTY) DUE TO 'WRONG CHIP FOR THIS CAR' - WHEN CAR WAS PICKED UP IT WAS RUNNING - AFTER PARKING AT HOME COULD NOT RESTART CAR HAD IT TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND ALL CAR KEYS HAD TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED AT OUR COST 'BECAUSE YOU MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO THEM'! WITHIN 2 DAYS CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN FLASHING IT'S BATTERY LIGHT AND SHUDDERING/STALLING! *AK

PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITIOIN CYLINDER. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY FORD THAT NO ONE HAS REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THIS, BUT I FIND THAT TO BE EXTREMELY CONTRARY NOTING THE EXCESSIVE COMPLAINTS ON JUST THIS WEBSITE ALONE. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THEY ARE ASKING NO LESS THAN $300, AND I FIND IF YOU MULTIPLY THAT ESTIMATION BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, THEY HAVE QUITE THE RACKET GOING ON.

THE IGNITION HOUSING LOCKED UP AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE FRONT AXLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE FELL OFF. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THEM. THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FELL OFF. THE REAR END SLID WHILE DRIVING ON A WET SURFACE. *MR CB *NLM

IGNITION KEY DOES NOT TURN. WITH ONLY 55144 MILES THE IGNITION KEY SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE SEVERAL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART. I FEEL THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIRS, THERE ARE AT LEAST 50 OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM RIGHT ON THIS SITE. PLEASE CONDUCT AND INVESTIGATION AS SOON AS POSIBLE, SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY IGNITION. *AK

IGNITION CYLINDER PIN DEFECT. HAD TO REPLACE THIS ITEM 5 TIMES UNDERWARRANTY. *AK

WENT TO TURN CAR ON, KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO IGNITION SWITCH, THEN AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WENT IN BUT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. AT ALL. CALLED FIVE LOCK SMITHS, ALL REFUSED TO COME OUT TO ATTEMPT TO FIX MY JAMMED IGNITION SWITCH, ALL FIVE STATED THEY HAVE THIS TYPE OF CALL ON THIS CAR (2000 FORD FOCUS) ALL THE TIME AND THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT, I NEED TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - $80 - DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACING, THAT YES, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT BUT NO RECALL (SAID TO ME THEY FELT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED), AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO RUN ME ABOUT $475 TO GET IT FIXED!! I PURCHASED THE CAR USED, CONTACTED THE PRIOR...

THIS MORNING MY IGNITION CYLINDER WENT BAD. WENT TO GO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T TURN. *NLM

ON JUNE 1, 2003, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER WHICH WAS DONE ON JUNE 2, 2003 AT STONEHAM MOTOR CO. I PREVIOUSLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME REPAIR ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS -- FEBRUARY 11, 2003 AND APRIL 21, 2003. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN A COMPLAINT TO YOUR AGENCY (CONFIRMATION NO. 10018431). THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SUCCESSFULLY. ALTHOUGH A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CONTINUE TO OCCUR REPEATEDLY BECAUSE OF A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE THE KEY TO BE INSERTED FULLY. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THAT ONE CONSUMER WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM LEAVES HIS KEY IN THE IGNITION, THINKING THAT IF THE...

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE ,AND THEN SHUTS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN WHEN PLACING KEY INTO STARTER SWITCH HAD BROKEN. DEALER HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

KEY WILL GO INTO THE IGNITION BUT IGNITION WILL NOT TURN, SECOND TIME. *JB

ON BOTH FEBRUARY 11, 2003 AND APRIL 21, 2003, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER IN MY FORD FOCUS 2000. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE IGNITION DESIGN MADE THE IGNITION CYLINDERS PRONE TO BREAKING, I BELIEVE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE KEY TO BE INSERTED FULLY. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED BOTH REPAIRS AT NO CHANGE, BUT FROM THE MECHANICS COMMENTS, IT APPEARS THAT A DESIGN DEFECT COULD EXIST. *NLM

THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO IGNITION. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

KEY WON'T TURN IN THE IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED ALSO. WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO TOW IT TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR REPAIRS. *NLM

IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP, CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY DRILLED IT OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER 18 MONTHS AND 12000 MILES. OUT OF POCKET $606 PLUS THE TOW. CAR HAS ONLY 25000 MILES, BUT IS 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHOULD BE RECALLED! *JB

WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED INSIDE OF THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK. *JB

THE IGNITION DID NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *JB THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT WIHOUT ANY WARNING, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO INSERT THE IGNITION SWITCH. AT LEAST FOUR DEALERSHIPS SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STALLING AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SC