Ignition Switch Woes?

[silver_bullet]

Sorry if this is a duplicate - how many people have had problems with your ignition switch getting stuck, failing to accept or release the key, or causing the "key in ignition" chime to stay on after you pull the key out?

[seminole_kev]

Boom! just had that problem fixed on my 2000 ZTS. the center circle part won't always pop all the way out when the key was removed. So you get the chime because the car thinks the key's still there. I had them replace the ignition switch. They replaced it with a shiney cheaper looking unit. It's taking a little bit to wear in too. But it's getting easier to put the key in now. Have them replace it. I wonder how many other Foci have this problem.

PS are you the same silver bullet as over on edmunds townhall site?

[silver_bullet]

Thanks for your post - that's my problem in a nutshell. The rotating section of the ignition switch doesn't pop up enough to kill the chime. Terrific - another reason to go read stale magazines at my dealer

Yes - I'm the same Silver Bullet who's been hanging around Edmund's Town Hall for a good while.

[Drabert]

i would replace it fast.. i just had to get mine towed to the dealership cuz i couldnt get it to turn over or get my key out... and when it was towed the focker reuined the underbody of my car and scraped my exhaust pipe... damn it

[orb]

mine was just towed yesterday too. the weird part was that the tow truck driver said this was the 6th or 7th focus he'd towed this week because of the ignition!

[FordGasm]

sounds like another recall....
i just heard that they have been having alot of problems with foci doing this
mine just got towed today for the same problem

[Bane8268]

Mine has never gotten stuck, but sometimes it doesn't pop up like it should when I remove the key. So I tap it and it pops up and kills off that annoying chime lol.

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Bane
2000 Focus Kona
Mods: Esslinger UDP, Iceman CAI & Falkien V-rated tires