Please post if your ignition has locked!

[cjmartinyzx3]

second one locked up on me wednesday, well it didnt lock up on me but i couldnt remove the key. called my parts guy at the dealer and gave him my vin, he worked his magic and got me a new cylinder that night.

all fixed now, got the redesign so i should be set forever.

[SinisterGrin]

First post here but got a cd silver 04 zx5 (32,000 miles) with a couple minor mods but nothing major yet. Yesterday went to get in my vroom and sure enough key goes in but won't turn. Had to have the car towed to the dealership, they say its 300 bucks, so of course I call ford customer service at 800-392-3673 and tell them and the lady was nice but pretty much said tough s***t. As far as I'm concerned Ford can eat it, I hope they get nailed with a lawsuit. They said they weren't going to make it a recall because they said there was no commonality in any of the faulty ignitions. I told her it was simple, it doesn't work, they are just avoiding paying money out for it when its just going to come around and hurt them later. I feel like I got bent over by ford. The car only has 32,000 miles on it! You've got to be kidding me! go here and sign the petition!-------------> http://www.petitiononline.com/FocusIC/petition.html

[GapBoyPCS]

Originally Posted by SinisterGrin

First post here but got a cd silver 04 zx5 (32,000 miles) with a couple minor mods but nothing major yet. Yesterday went to get in my vroom and sure enough key goes in but won't turn. Had to have the car towed to the dealership, they say its 300 bucks, so of course I call ford customer service at 800-392-3673 and tell them and the lady was nice but pretty much said tough s***t. As far as I'm concerned Ford can eat it, I hope they get nailed with a lawsuit. They said they weren't going to make it a recall because they said there was no commonality in any of the faulty ignitions. I told her it was simple, it doesn't work, they are just avoiding paying money out for it when its just going to come around and hurt them later. I feel like I got bent over by ford. The car only has 32,000 miles on it! You've got to be kidding me! go here and sign the petition!-------------> http://www.petitiononline.com/FocusIC/petition.html

Welcome to FocalJet. In Ford's defense, you are probably out of warranty, and that's the main reason why you aren't getting any coverage. Warranty is only 3 years or 36,000 miles from the start-service date. If you car hit the road brand new anytime before three years today, you're out of luck.

Online petitions only go so far. The best (and usually most effective) is through traditional letters sent by mail or registered mail, and maybe through a class action suit. Otherwise, online stuff can get lost in the sea of information out there.

[cb400bill]

You can add me to the list of Focus owners who had their ignition lock up. 03 ZX5 with 90,000 miles.

[CatMan2]

It happened to me last night. Add me to the list. I had to get AAA to tow me to the dealership this morning. The guy called me 2 hrs later to tell me it was fixed and all I had to pay was my 50 dollar deductable because it was covered under warranty. My car is over 4 years old w/ 72,xxx miles on it. I was totally surprised by this news.

I had never been to this dealership before and I was a little leary trying to take care of this over the phone from work. The best dealership experience so far. I know that is hard to believe. BTW the new lock was a different design.