Please post if your ignition has locked! - Page 2 - The Ford Focus Forum

**stealdesk** · 07-13-2003, 06:05 PM

It took me a while to get that key to turn. I did not want to leave my car where it was. Maybe I just got lucky to get it to turn

**LemonGT** · 07-13-2003, 06:45 PM

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It took me a while to get that key to turn. I did not want to leave my car where it was. Maybe I just got lucky to get it to turn

It's a good thing you got yours to turn.

I spent an hour trying to get mine to turn, used WD-40 and everything.

Did I mention my wife and I was 200 miles from home and my wife had to work that day?

**hedclerk** · 07-14-2003, 01:49 AM

call a locksmith!! its what we do!! we have run into these from time to time and we get $55 for the part, keyed to your existing key. if installed, we get $105, parts and labor! dealers will rip you a new one...

**00silverlx** · 07-14-2003, 05:57 PM

yea that happend to me a month after i bought my car(used) dealer replaced though. they say it happens alot! wtf!recall it then!

**mvalle3** · 07-27-2003, 12:50 AM

ditto. locked up on me and got charged for 2 hours worth of service to get it fixed.

**DarkMagician** · 08-13-2003, 02:13 PM

Just happened to me the other day... car's at the local dealer until I have $325 to go pick it up.

Ford is still saying that this issue is non-existant. Customer care told me that I was the first one that they had heard of with this problem. I love the car, but because of their service, this is my last Ford.

**LemonGT** · 08-16-2003, 03:47 AM

This is my last Ford to. The Focus is the Pinto reborn! Ford tells me they haven't heard about this as well, liars.

**lt7d101** · 08-16-2003, 12:11 PM

Add me to the list. Its at the dealer still because they couldn't get parts due to the black out

I'm going to file with the NHTSA. I just filed two complaints with them, one for my fuel pump and the 2nd for the ignition switch failure. The only way we are going to get these problems recalled is to file complaints. You can do this at the NHTSA site via secure server. It only takes a few minutes and is worth the time! www.nhtsa.dot

**illictfocuszts** · 08-20-2003, 05:26 PM

It happened to my 2000 Focus ZTS when I had it. It was covered under warranty. I only had 18,000 miles on it.

**1980Focus** · 08-21-2003, 07:04 PM

happened to me as well (labor day last year)...00' LX.

**smedly1** · 08-22-2003, 06:16 PM

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This is my last Ford to. The Focus is the Pinto reborn! Ford tells me they haven't heard about this as well, liars.

That's bs.Mine went out 2 years ago.When a local dealer was contacted,they said they had at least 4-5 foci coming in a week w/ this problem.I got mine fixed gratis.Anyone who paid for this repair got butt slammed.

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**LemonGT** · 08-25-2003, 08:15 AM

The dealers knew, the tow truck driver knew, all of you know, but for some reason Ford has no clue!

**YELSLOWFOCUS** · 08-26-2003, 04:07 PM

hey this just happened to me this weekend and ford tried to charge me alot more than that to fix it. read my post about focus warranty issues

adam

**VINCEisFocuSEd** · 09-10-2003, 04:17 PM

Add me to the list please! Stuck for 4 hours in the parking lot of a shopping center. Tried everything n finally shelled out the money to get my car towed home. Can locksmiths fix this? I don't wanna go to the Ford dealer. They're usually jerks!

**LemonGT** · 09-10-2003, 05:19 PM

Yes locksmith's can fix this, but there is a catch. If they drill out the column to far you will have to shell out another 200-300 dollars for a new steering column. Good luck to you

**doogie78** · 09-13-2003, 03:05 PM

It happened to me but they fixed it.

I still hate them though

**JOBI** · 09-14-2003, 08:42 AM

Mine locked a while back. They fixed it. Then a couple of months ago it locked again. They told me they would fix it but they were taking too long on getting me in. I can still get accessory power just won't turn all the way over. So the first night I push started it, the next day I hot wired it to go to the store, then I installed a push button start. It works, but I still think I'm gonna get it fixed.

**S. on Da 5** · 09-21-2003, 04:26 PM

My car is a 2000 ZX3

My first ignition lock went out during the warranty period. My second ignition lock just went out and this time there is no warranty.

Ford needs to recall this part.

**SickWhip** · 10-08-2003, 12:17 PM

Happened to me around 60k. No biggy because it happened in my x-girlfriends drive way. But the dealership dicked me around for three days, not mentioning any names(sutliff ford in harrisburg PA. caugh caugh

). Has not happened again yet and I have 96k on it now.

**tweaker41** · 10-26-2003, 04:30 AM

around 37k for me, local ford dealership didnt' want to do it under warranty because i was like 500miles over the 36k mark, i took it to a dif place and they did it under warranty and i haven't had a problem since

**Oofast focusoO** · 10-26-2003, 01:48 PM

Mine just went like 2 days ago

I wish they would just recall them already!!!

**Jennifer** · 10-28-2003, 02:18 PM

It happened to my car too but it was still under warranty thank goodness.

**NUIpIsqo** · 10-28-2003, 07:58 PM

umm... i don't know what kinda problem you guys are going through, but do you mean where your steering wheel gets locked up and you can't turn the car on? i think what you can do is rock the steering wheel back and forth and whiel doing so, attempt to click the ignition, it takes about 10 seconds.

**LemonGT** · 11-02-2003, 11:07 PM

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umm... i don't know what kinda problem you guys are going through, but do you mean where your steering wheel gets locked up and you can't turn the car on? i think what you can do is rock the steering wheel back and forth and whiel doing so, attempt to click the ignition, it takes about 10 seconds.

If only it were that easy.

**Sublimed** · 11-04-2003, 01:01 AM

Just hit it a few times. Is what the service manager told me. F**C Ford! Not to mention they said I broke it.

07-13-2003, 06:05 PM	#26 (permalink)
stealdesk TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arlington, Tx. Posts: 225	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! It took me a while to get that key to turn. I did not want to leave my car where it was. Maybe I just got lucky to get it to turn

07-14-2003, 01:49 AM	#28 (permalink)
hedclerk Rookie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: buffalo, ny Posts: 44	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! call a locksmith!! its what we do!! we have run into these from time to time and we get $55 for the part, keyed to your existing key. if installed, we get $105, parts and labor! dealers will rip you a new one...

07-14-2003, 05:57 PM	#29 (permalink)
00silverlx TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: west las vegas, nv Posts: 202	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! yea that happend to me a month after i bought my car(used) dealer replaced though. they say it happens alot! wtf!recall it then!

07-27-2003, 12:50 AM	#30 (permalink)
mvalle3 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: oklahoma suks! Posts: 90	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! ditto. locked up on me and got charged for 2 hours worth of service to get it fixed.

08-13-2003, 02:13 PM	#31 (permalink)
DarkMagician Rookie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Just happened to me the other day... car's at the local dealer until I have $325 to go pick it up. Ford is still saying that this issue is non-existant. Customer care told me that I was the first one that they had heard of with this problem. I love the car, but because of their service, this is my last Ford.

08-16-2003, 03:47 AM	#32 (permalink)
LemonGT Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grays Harbor, WA Posts: 1,765	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! This is my last Ford to. The Focus is the Pinto reborn! Ford tells me they haven't heard about this as well, liars.

08-16-2003, 12:11 PM	#33 (permalink)
lt7d101 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,544	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Add me to the list. Its at the dealer still because they couldn't get parts due to the black out I'm going to file with the NHTSA. I just filed two complaints with them, one for my fuel pump and the 2nd for the ignition switch failure. The only way we are going to get these problems recalled is to file complaints. You can do this at the NHTSA site via secure server. It only takes a few minutes and is worth the time! www.nhtsa.dot

08-20-2003, 05:26 PM	#34 (permalink)
illictfocuszts TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago IL, USA Posts: 138	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! It happened to my 2000 Focus ZTS when I had it. It was covered under warranty. I only had 18,000 miles on it.

08-21-2003, 07:04 PM	#35 (permalink)
1980Focus Senior TEAM Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 1,038	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! happened to me as well (labor day last year)...00' LX.

08-25-2003, 08:15 AM	#37 (permalink)
LemonGT Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grays Harbor, WA Posts: 1,765	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! The dealers knew, the tow truck driver knew, all of you know, but for some reason Ford has no clue!

08-26-2003, 04:07 PM	#38 (permalink)
YELSLOWFOCUS Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 1,732	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! hey this just happened to me this weekend and ford tried to charge me alot more than that to fix it. read my post about focus warranty issues adam

09-10-2003, 04:17 PM	#39 (permalink)
VINCEisFocuSEd TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 185	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Add me to the list please! Stuck for 4 hours in the parking lot of a shopping center. Tried everything n finally shelled out the money to get my car towed home. Can locksmiths fix this? I don't wanna go to the Ford dealer. They're usually jerks!

09-10-2003, 05:19 PM	#40 (permalink)
LemonGT Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grays Harbor, WA Posts: 1,765	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Yes locksmith's can fix this, but there is a catch. If they drill out the column to far you will have to shell out another 200-300 dollars for a new steering column. Good luck to you

09-13-2003, 03:05 PM	#41 (permalink)
doogie78 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,258	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! It happened to me but they fixed it. I still hate them though

09-14-2003, 08:42 AM	#42 (permalink)
JOBI Rookie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sumter SC Posts: 36	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Mine locked a while back. They fixed it. Then a couple of months ago it locked again. They told me they would fix it but they were taking too long on getting me in. I can still get accessory power just won't turn all the way over. So the first night I push started it, the next day I hot wired it to go to the store, then I installed a push button start. It works, but I still think I'm gonna get it fixed.

09-21-2003, 04:26 PM	#43 (permalink)
S. on Da 5 Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: S. Cali., USA Posts: 12,632	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! My car is a 2000 ZX3 My first ignition lock went out during the warranty period. My second ignition lock just went out and this time there is no warranty. Ford needs to recall this part.

10-08-2003, 12:17 PM	#44 (permalink)
SickWhip TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Central PA Posts: 198	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Happened to me around 60k. No biggy because it happened in my x-girlfriends drive way. But the dealership dicked me around for three days, not mentioning any names(sutliff ford in harrisburg PA. caugh caugh ). Has not happened again yet and I have 96k on it now.

10-26-2003, 04:30 AM	#45 (permalink)
tweaker41 TEAM Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 390	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! around 37k for me, local ford dealership didnt' want to do it under warranty because i was like 500miles over the 36k mark, i took it to a dif place and they did it under warranty and i haven't had a problem since

10-26-2003, 01:48 PM	#46 (permalink)
Oofast focusoO Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WilkesBarre, Pa Posts: 1,982	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Mine just went like 2 days ago I wish they would just recall them already!!!

10-28-2003, 02:18 PM	#47 (permalink)
Jennifer TEAM Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 206	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! It happened to my car too but it was still under warranty thank goodness.

10-28-2003, 07:58 PM	#48 (permalink)
NUIpIsqo TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 973	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! umm... i don't know what kinda problem you guys are going through, but do you mean where your steering wheel gets locked up and you can't turn the car on? i think what you can do is rock the steering wheel back and forth and whiel doing so, attempt to click the ignition, it takes about 10 seconds.

11-04-2003, 01:01 AM	#50 (permalink)
Sublimed Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 55	Re: Please post if your ignition has locked! Just hit it a few times. Is what the service manager told me. F**C Ford! Not to mention they said I broke it.

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