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Old 03-09-2007, 02:23 AM   #484 (permalink)
FoCAS'D
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Location: Long Beach,CA
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Default Re: Please post if your ignition has locked!

Okay I guess I don't stop in here often enough to see what people are having problems with, but now I know I ought to because this just happened to me today. So far my car has been good. Bought it new in 2001 and it had a few glitches such as two replaced EGR's and one recalled battery cable but that's been pretty much it besides the usual preventative maitenance till now. So today I drive to work. Then a little later in the morning go hop in the car to go to check on on of our projects across town and the darn thing won't turn. Can't do it, it just won't go. So I hit it, try another spare key, and hit it again and it's just stuck, for good. So I call a locksmith and she tells me "Oh yeah that's a common problem on the Focus, just take it to the Ford dealership they have a program where they will give you one free lock replacement for free." So I call the dealership, and what do you think they tell me,
"Oh no they don't replace those for free it'll run you about 300 dollars". So I call AAA to get a tow and the dispatch girl tells me "Oh yeah I drive a Focus and that's happened to me too, but I think my dealer fixed it for free." So then the tow truck guys show up and they say " Oh yeah this is happens on Focuses all the time and other Fords too." I guess I'm the only one in town who didn't know about this. So off to the dealer it goes and and I'm out 300 bux. Look at all the names of people here, and that's just on Focaljet. Think about all the people who drive a Focus, had this happen, and aren't on here writing about it. We're are just a fraction of it all. Just about the only good thing I can say is it's fixed, and they did it quick, while I didn't need my car. Looks like at Ford they just engineer these cars to sell parts and keep their machine rolling.
IF WE CAN GET SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THIS I"M ALL FOR IT! How is that done?
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