2000 FORD FOCUS Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. *JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP.*JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL.*JB *TS

THE IGNITION SWITCH/ STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.*JB *TS

MY COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE 2000 FORD FOCUS . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2001 WITH 100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO BRING MY CAR BACK FOR A FEW RECALS. ONE OF THE RECALS WAS THE REAR SUSPENSION WHERE MY CAR LOST CONTROL AND I VEERED OFF THE ROAD....LUCKILY NOONE WAS HURT. THE REASON WHY I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A INVESTIGATION ON THE FOCUS FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO ADD TO THE INVESTIGATION BY SAYING THAT I JUST SPENT 340 BUCKS ON MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T TURN WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THRUWAY. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER! I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND MY CAR STILL IDOLS VERY ROUGH AND OCCASIONALY...

COULD NOT PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. NEEDED TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALERSHIP HAD A BRAND NEW REPLACMENT PART THEY TOLD ME WAS "DEFECTIVE" AND THEY HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER TO GET PART. IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST OF $260 +/-. 40,000 MILES ON CAR AND IS A 2000 WAGON MODEL.

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WILL NOT TURN. FORD HAS REFUSED TO PAY AS MY 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I AM GOING TO CONTACT EVERYONE I CAN THINK OF TO TRY TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I WOULD APPRECIATE BEING CONTACTED IF ANY CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS ARE FILED AGAINST FORD FOR VIOLATION OF LEMON LAWS.

CONSUMER STATES THE IGNITION SWITCH IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, KEY GO ONLY HALF WAY AND IT TAKES LONGER TIME TO PUT IT INSIDE THE SWITCH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WONT FIX. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER NOTICE ONCE PLACING VEHICLE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES AFTER PUTTING KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN SWITCH TO START THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED A LOCK SMITH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND NOTICE IGNITION COLE NEED TO BE REPLACE. VEHICLE IS ON IT'S THIRD REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER PH INFORMATION.

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. IF IT HAS TO BE REPLACED, IT WILL BE THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHICH WAS IN FEBUARY OF 2002. IF A LOCKSMITH SHOP CAN REPAIR THE PROBLEM, WHY IS IT THAT A FORD DEALERSHIP CAN'T?

THE CONSUMER COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW KEY LOCK ASSEMBLY AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE IGNITION PROBLEM REOCCURS. *YH *SCC

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SWITCH THIS CAR HAS HAD AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE I TALKED TO. THE SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO ME THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM THE DEALER SAID IT'S ONLY GUARNTEED 12 MONTHS OR 12 THOUSAND MILES DON'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. DT

THE CONSUMER PLACE THE KEY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE VEHICLE HAD THREE IGNITION SWITCH PUT ON PRIOR. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHEN CONSUMER STARTS THEIR VEHICLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, AND KEYS WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. TS

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWICH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AT TIMES CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO PUT KEY INTO IGNITION, OTHER TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START OR ABLE TO PUT OUT OF GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF IGNITION WILL LOCK ITSELF, PREVENTING KEY FROM BEING TURNED TO RESTART. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: REPLACED CD PLAYER ONCE, THREE BRAKE JOBS, MULTIPLE TRUNK LATCH REPAIRS, REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 40000, 3 RECALLS, IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP. THE 2000 FOCUS IS CLEARLY A LEMON! *AK

WHEN PUTTING KEY INTO THE IGNTION KEY WILL NOT TURN, IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF LOCKED POSITION. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP ON START UP OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH.*JB CONSUMER STATES THE KEY HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO FIT AND TURN. *JG

WHEN REMOVING KEY FORM IGNITION, IT STUCK. EVEN A LOCKSMITH COULD NOT REMOVE KEY.CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION, IT HAD STUCK.CONTACTED DEALER. IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER HAD BROKEN. REPLACED PART.BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH AS A RESULT OF KEY CYLINDER LOCKING UP. CONTACTED DEALER.REPLACED PARTS 3 TIMES; BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

IGNITION LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN THE KEY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE IGNITION LOCKED UP KEY WOULD NOT TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IS UNBELIEVABLE. WHEN WE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFERRED US TO A LOCKSMITH. THE LOCKSMITH TOLD US THAT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE HE HAD DONE OVER 300 OF THESE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO. WHEN WE HAD A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND TOW IT TO THE DEALER,HE TOLD US THAT HE TOWS 2 OR 3 OF THESE CARS A DAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY UPSURD AND TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT FORD HASN'T RECALLED THIS PART. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ON THIS CAR DEC. 2000, AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY BRAKES NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY THE 2000 MODEL....

UNABLE TO START VEHICLE,COULDN'T TURN KEY IN IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALER. IGNITION SWITCH WAS BROKEN.*AK

THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE SWITCH, WHEN IT FINALLY DID I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT- THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE'D SEEN SEVERSL OF THESE FOCUS' HAVING THIS PROBLEM- VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER ON SUNDAY- THEY WORKED ON IT MONDAY AND UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY - CHARGED FULL COST FOR LABOR AND PART- THERE IS QUITE A HISTORY BEING BUILT IN YOUR FILES OF THIS PROBLEM. IN THE PAST THERE WOULD ALMOST NEVER BE A PROBLEM WITH KEYS NOT TURNING IN IGNITION SWITCHES. I WILL ALSO CONTACT FORD ABOUT THIS BUT WANTED TO GET THIS ONTO YOUR LIST FIRST. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH TURNING KEY IN THE IGNITION. KEY WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE PARKED PUT KEY IN AND IT WOULD NOT TURN. TRIED ANOTHER KEY, AND WOULD IT NOT TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED, REPAIRED.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP , UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THEY WAY IN IGNITION CYLINDER. CYLINDER REPLACED.*AK

I CANNOT START MY 2000 FORD FOCUS BECAUSE THE IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE STEERING COLUMN - I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT - THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $350 OVER THE PHONE AND SAID TO SAVE THE RECEIPT SINCE THIS MAY BECOME A RECALL - IN THE MEANTIME I AM UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH AT LEAST $350.*AK

KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO IGNITION. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT IN, IT WOULD NOT TURN. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE LOCKS HAD NOT BEEN LUBRICATED ON A REGULAR BASIS (CAR WITH 30K MILES).*AK

SOMETIMES KEY WILL NOT FIT IN IGNITION. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT IGNITION IS OFF TRACK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

KEY IGNITION WOULD NOT START CAR.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO PARK IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED AND PREVENTED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE ENTERING KEY INTO IGNITION SWITCH THE KEY WOULD NOT ENTER ALL THE WAY THROUGH. HAD A LOCKSMITH FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE . SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED ON VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS DURING THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS VEHICLE IS ONE OF FOUR 2000 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACKS THAT OUR COMPANY OWNS. THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE AND THERE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT WASN'T UNDER 36,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS REPLACED. AFTER POINTING THIS OUT TO FORD THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY ARE NOT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. I CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE FOR COMPLAINTS ON THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE HAVING .*AK

WHEN PLACING KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION SO THAT THE VEHICLE CAN START, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

UNABLE TO START VEHICLE , COULDN'T PUT KEYS INTO THE IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED.DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGINTION CYLINDER 2 TWICE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM DEALER REPLACED COIL PACK AND FUEL PUMP 6 TIMES. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER WARRANTY IS NOT VALID. THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO FALL OFF. THE MAIN BELT BROKE. THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES BROKE. IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAK ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE AIR. *TT

FORD 2000 FOCUS IGNITION LOCK FAILURE - LOCKSMITH WEBSITES TALK ABOUT THIS AND OFFER SPECIAL PARTS TO FIX IT - WHY DOESN'T FORD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS LATENT DEFECT THAT IS RUINING QUALITY. THIS IS JUST THE ICING ON THE CAKE OF THE 2000 FOCUS AND ITS LAUNDRY LIST OF RECALLS (4 MORE IN THE WORKS AS I UNDERSTAND IT). THIS IS A PREVALENT MECHANICAL FAILURE AND IS ACTIONABLE. IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THIS CONTACT ME TO JOIN.*AK

IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN IGNITION. HAD TO CALL IN LOCKSMITH TO REPLACE. FORD DEALERSHIPS NOT HELPFUL. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH FOCUS. LOCKSMITH SAID HE HAS WORKED ON 100'S OF FORD FOCUS WITH SAME PROBLEM. CAR RENTAL AGENCY SAID SAME THING ABOUT THEIR FORD FOCUS FLEET. IGNITION KEY EITHER LOCKS UP IN IGNITION OR FAILS TO TURN.*AK

IGNITION CYLINDER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DEALERSHIP HAD 4 OTHER FOCUS' WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, MY NORMAL MECHANIC HAD ALSO SEEN 4 OTHER FOCUS' WITH THIS PROBLEM, I REPORTED IT TO FORD COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER BUT THEY JUST SAID THEY'D LOOK INTO IT. ALSO, MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, NOR DO THE ELECTRICAL LOCKS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE IGNITION CYLINDER COULD HAVE WENT OUT DURING OPERATION, LUCKILY IT DIDN'T FOR ME. MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AFTER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TOOK IT IN FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.

WHEN I TRIED TO INSERT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT REFUSED TO GO IN, ALMOST LIKE IT WAS THE WRONG KEY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR A TOW TO THEIR DEALERSHIP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME SHE HAD TOWED SERVERAL FOCUS' IN THE LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BOB TURNER FORD KEPT MY CAR FROM FRIDAY TO MONDAY SAYING THEY HAD TO PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SYSTEM. I WASN'T CHARGED BECAUSE MY FOCUS IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE CAR. CONSUMER HAD VEHICE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER PULLED OFF WHEEL AND WENT INTO THE IGNITION, AND FIXED A PART. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SECOND KEY WAS MADE AND THAT KEY WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, DEALER SAID IT WAS A SECURITY LOCK AND THEY FIXED THE IGNITION. VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE THIRD TIME BUT CONSUMER MANAGED TO START THE VEHICLE. *YD

3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION AND STEERING WHEEL WAS PERMANENTLY LOCKED. MECHANIC HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND REPLACED STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *YD

CONSUMER WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ENTERING KEY INTO IGNITION. MECHANIC STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD A LOCK SWITCH THAT HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS CONDITION WAS A FAMILIAR ONE WITH THE FORD FOCUS AND THAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO CONSIDER THE PROBLEM A RECALL. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND OFFERED TO PAY 60% OF COST. *TT