Ford Focus Complaints
22,326 consumer complaints on file.
- #10201048August 28, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE IGNITION/LOCK MECHANISM HAS BEEN FAILING. THE WHEEL WILL NOT RELEASE AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO THE ON POSITION. SOMETIMES IF FORCED, THE KEY WILL TURN, BUT THE LOCK HAS BROKEN COMPLETELY NOW. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201524August 28, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 FORD FOCUS HAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200856August 27, 2007TIRES
MY DAUGHTERS FORD FOCUS 2004 HAS ONLY 21,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS MAKING NOISES WE CHECKED THE TIRES PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON P205/50R 16 87 H M+S AND THE REAR BACK TIRE CORDS WERE BROKE SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR A YEAR THEY SAID THEY WONT DO ANYTHING WHAT IF IT WOULD OF BLOWN OUT THINK THEY SHOULD BE CALLED IT HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TIRES LOOKED UP COMPLAINT ON INTERNET, WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES DID NOT TRUST THE OTHER TIRES NOW THEY ARE MADE IN CHINA SURPRISE. WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF MY DAUGHTER WOULD OF HAD A BLOW OUT????????? SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. CLICK HERE: COMPARE PRICES AND READ REVIEWS ON PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASONS PASSENGER/PERFORMANCE TIRE AT EPINIONS.COM --- CLICK HERE: NEWS IN BRIEF.(BRIEFS)(BRIEFS ON PIRELLI TIRE NORTH AMERICA, TOYO TIRE (USA) CORP., COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.) - JO *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200882August 27, 2007VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE DEFECTIVE FOR THE TWO REAR WINDOWS IN MY 2002 FORD FOCUS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN THE BACK LEFT WINDOW JUST FELL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE WINDOWS ARE NEVER LOWERED SINCE WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND ALWAYS USE THE A/C. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW ABOUT 6 MTHS AGO. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A CAMPAIGN OR SPECIAL POLICY. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED SINCE THE COST IS EXCESSIVE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND RELEASE A SPECIAL POLICY TO COVER THIS UNNECESSARY ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200734August 25, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING IN THE BALTIMORE TUNNEL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STUMBLE AND LOOSE POWER FINALLY STOPPING SOON AFTER THEY EXITED THE TUNNEL ALLOWING THEM TO PULL OVEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. IF THE ENGINE DIED 30 SECONDS SOONER WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER IN THE TUNNEL. SHE MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION TO FILL THE TANK AND THEN THE CAR RAN FINE. IT WAS AT 1/2 A TANK WHEN IT DIED. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND WE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS FOR 3 MONTHS. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO CLEMSON SC FOR MY DAUGHTER TO USE WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE. I RAN THE TANK TO ALMOST EMPTY AND NOTICED SOME LOSS OF POWER BUT I THOUGHT I JUST GOT TO CLOSE TO EMPTY, FILLED IT UP AND ALL WAS FINE AGAIN. WHILE I WAS PASSING AN 18 WHEELER, FUEL AT 1/2 TANK, THE CAR STARTED BUCKING VIOLENTLY AND LOOSING POWER. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE TRUCK TO GO BY AND THEN MAKE AN EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE MOVE CUTTING OFF THE CAR THAT WAS FOLLOWING THE TRUCK SO I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE AGAIN AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO A GAS STATION FILL IT UP AND IT WAS FINE. MY CONCERN IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND A COMPANY THE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY SELL. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOREVER AND SENT LETTERS TO ALMOST 600,000 OWNERS TELLING THEM OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND GIVING THEM AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR UP TO TEN YEARS WITH UNLIMITED MILEAGE. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WE DON'T DESERVE THE SAME CONSIDERATION? I HAD TO PAY $500.00 TO FAIRWAY FORD IN ANDERSON SC BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. FORD, AND ALL THERE TALK OF QUALITY, ?Q1? FLAGS FLYING AT ALL OF THEIR FACILITIES, SEEMS TO BE MORE CONCERNED WITH SHARE HOLDER VALUE, THAN THE SAFETY OF THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200748August 25, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS GETTING IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK; I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I FIDDLED WITH IN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO NO AVAIL. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO CALL OFF OF WORK. THAT ALONE IS A LOSE OF MONEY. I HAVE NOT YET CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT ACCORDING TO OTHER REPORTS, IT CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM$100- $400 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I JUST THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME IN A DANGEROUS AREA. I COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A VERY DANGEROUS AREA. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY NOT TURNING BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER, I COULD ALWAYS EVENTUALLY TURN THE KEY, AFTER FIDDLING WITH IT FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200699August 24, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200728August 24, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FORD FOCUS IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200542August 23, 2007TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COOPER COBRA GT RADIAL - MODEL: 87TP195/60R15 M + S PROBLEM: (2) TIRE SEPARATIONS AND (1) SEPARATION WITH BUBBLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200571August 23, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HEARS METAL GRINDING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT ARE STILL SQUEAKING. WHEN HE RELEASES THE CLUTCH AND SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL, HE HEARS A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND AS IF IT WILL EXPLODE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING ALL OF THESE FAILURES. THE REPAIRS USUALLY LAST APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURES RECUR. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER REPLACE HIS VEHICLE WITH A NEW VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,701 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200426August 22, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE RAISED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES AT THE TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200455August 22, 2007STEERING:LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. WHEN HE DRIVES OVER SPEED BUMPS, IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE UNDER THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE DRIVES BETWEEN 50-75 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. HE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THOSE WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION AND NOISE. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 02V289000 (STEERING: LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HE HAD THE BATTERY INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND MOVED THE BATTERY CABLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, HE REALIZED THAT THE CABLES LOOKED AND SMELLED BURNT. HE THEN DISCOVERED NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 02V288000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES). HE NOTIFIED FORD ABOUT THE TWO RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM BOTH. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200528August 22, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT, TIRES:MARKINGS
BOUGHT NEW IN '01 FORD FOCUS. NOTICED RIGHT OFF BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND SQUEAK. TIRES WERE WORN REAL BAD ON INSIDE ON ONE FRONT SIZE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. REPEATED ALIGNMENTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. STILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH IT MISSING DURING ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN FEBRUARY 2005 AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED SENSORS THAT HAD RECALL,WAS RECALL CODE P0401. ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THEY SAID THAT WE WERE USING GAS THAT WAS DIRTY AND WAITING TOO LATE TO PUT GAS INTO THE CAR AND THAT WAS WHY IT WAS STALLING. WE PAID $272.98 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THIS WHOLE SECTION THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL BEING FILTERED. CAR LOSES POWER AND STUTTERS GOING AROUND CURVES WITH EVEN OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS. STALLING TO THE POINT WE MUST PULL OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AFRAID OF ACCIDENT! I OWN CAR I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IT JERKS AND SPUTTERS LIKE SOME PIECE OF CRAP FROM JD BYRIDER! EVERYTIME WE START THE CAR YOU SMELL OIL BURNING FOR15 MINUTES AFTERWARDS. HAD IT CHECKED NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING COULD BE FOUND. APRIL OF 2005 NOTICED WHEN THE CAR IDLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE THERMOSTAT WOULD SHOW SHOOT UP SHOWING IT WAS RUNNING HOT! TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING. WAS TOLD THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. RETESTED IT AND WAS TOLD PROBLEM SOLVED. OUR BILL WAS $375.00. THIS WAS FIRST BRAND NEW CAR AND WAS TAKEN WELL CARE OF, IT ONLY HAS AROUND 78,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL ON THESE FOR THE ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THEY WERE BEING FIXED FOR NO COST TO THE OWNER. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND PAID FOR ALL OF THIS OUT OF POCKET .CAR IS PAID OFF NOW AND CANNOT ENJOY HAVING A PAID OFF CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE BECAUSE WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND BOUGHT A NEW CAR THAT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH OUR KIDS! TIME GOES ON AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. SOMETIMES NOT WANTING TO START AT ALL! ENGINE STILL STALLS DESPITE ALL THESE REPAIRS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200269August 21, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FORD FOCUS ZX5 STALLED ON ME ON THE HIGH WAY JULY 27, LUCKY FOR ME THE TRAFFIC WAS SLOW. TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. COST ME $600 TO REPLACE IT. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON AUGUST 1, AND TWO DAYS LATER ON AUGUST 3, IT STALLED AGAIN. TOW IT BACK TO DEALER ON AUGUST 7, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN, THEY SAID THE NEW FUEL PUMP THEY REPLACED TWO DAYS AGO WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THEY HAD IT FIXED ON AUGUST 8, AND ONE DAY LATER ON AUGUST 9, IT STALLED AGAIN. TOWED BACK TO DEALER THE THIRD TIME. ON AUGUST 13, THEY CALLED ME AND SAID IT WAS NOT THE FUEL PUMP. (WHAT? SO THEY DIDN'T SERIOUSLY CHECK THE CAR, AND PUT ME INTO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AGAIN AND AGAIN???) ON AUGUST 17, THEY CALLED TO INFORM ME IT WAS THE INERTIA SWITCH. I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. RENTAL COST (I ASKED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE RENTAL AND THEY REFUSED). I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE CAR'S SAFETY CONCERN AND THEIR MECHANIC'S INCOMPETENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER KEPT SAYING THE SECOND TIME THE NEW PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE SWITCH PROBLEM DIDN'T SHOW UP UNTIL THE THIRD TIME. I REALLY DOUBT IT, BECAUSE EVERY TIME IT SHOWED ME THE SAME PROBLEM. AND I BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIND THE INERTIA SWITCH PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. I ALSO CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND ASKED FOR TO BE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RENTAL CAR. I TOLD HER ABOUT MY SAFETY CONCERN, AND SHE INFORMED ME AS LONG AS I AM STILL NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO . WHAT? DO I NEED TO BE INJURED OR DEAD TO GET THEIR ATTENTION? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200369August 21, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID STRIKING AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SPUN AROUND A FEW TIMES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND FILED A REPORT. TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED WHIPLASH, ONE OF WHOM WAS PREGNANT AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. FORD OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200389August 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DRIVING THE CAR (FORD FOCUS 2005 - 52000 MILES) IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. STOPPED THE CAR TO GET OUT, KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. UNABLE TO LEAVE THE CAR UNTIL WE GOT BACK INTO SECURE PARKING GARAGE AT HOME. KEY HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE IGNITION & IS VULNERABLE TO THEFT. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A WAY TO GET IT REPAIRED. INITIALLY TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT IGNITION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, APPROX $400. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200396August 21, 2007VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK ON 8/20/07 I NOTICED THE CAR BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. THE CAR HAS CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED EVEN AFTER I TURNED OFF THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTION. GIVEN THE EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED THE CAR HAD ACCELERATED TO I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BUT ONCE I RELEASED THE BRAKE IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UPWARDS OF 75-80 MPH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200117August 20, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 FORD FOCUS AND THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE WOMAN HAD THE TUMBLER REPLACED LAST YEAR (08/06). WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE IT FIXED. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PERSISTANT PROBLEM WITH 2000 FORD FOCUS CARS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200144August 20, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION LOCK PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER IN MY YEAR 2000 FORD FOUCS, TWICE. EACH TIME I WAS STRANDED BECAUSE THE LOCK JAMMED AND I COULD NOT START THE CAR. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT APPARENTLY NO BETTER PART IS AVAILABLE AND I AM FORCED TO INSTALL ANOTHER ONE OF THESE DEFECTIVE LOCKS JUST TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD. BEING STRANDED DOUBLE PARKED IN NEW YORK CITY, OR OUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE ON THE WEEKEND IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT MONEY COMPENSATION - I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED, I WILL GLADLY PAY FOR AN NEW LOCK THAT WILL NOT FAIL IN THIS WAY AGAIN. ON EVERY OTHER CAR I OWNED THE IGNITION LOCK OUT LASTED THE ENGINE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10199886August 17, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LEFT TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. UPON RETURN, THE KEY COULD NOT BE FULLY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. MY 3-YEAR-OLD SON AND I WERE STRANDED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ABOUT 7 MILES TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF ABOUT $348. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0