2004 Ford Focus

MY DAUGHTER WENT TO START HER 2004 FORD FOCUS AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN WHEN INSERTED IN THE IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL AND IGNITION CYLINDER WERE LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS "IGNITION CYLINDER BINDING." DEALERSHIP DRILLED OUT CYLINDER AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $425. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,947. *TR

MY HORN STOP WORKING A LITTLE AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK IN 04. FORD HAS PUT ABOUT 5 NEW HORNS IN STILL NOTHING. IT WORKS FOR A BIT, THEN OUT OF NO WERE IT STOPS. THEN AROUND 34,000 MI MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 33 DAYS. AT THE TIME NO ONE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS A LEMON IF ITS IN THE SHOP FOR THAT LONG UNDER 36,000 MI THEN ITS A LEMON. THEN AT 58,000 MY ENGINE STARTS TO MAKE A NOISE. SO I TAKE IT TO FORD, YEP IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, SO THEY PUT A NEW ONE IN THERE. WELL AT 67,00 GUESS WHAT, MY IGNITION HAS LOCKED UP, SO NOW I'M SCREWED. I CAN BARLEY MAKE MY PAYMENTS AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR.....AGAIN.*CN

MY 2004 FORD FOCUS IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED (IT WOULDN'T TURN) LEAVING ME STRANDED AND REQUIRING A TOW AND NEARLY $300 IN REPAIRS. I'VE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE-SPREAD AND WAS IDENTIFIED BY FORD OVER 7 YEARS AGO AND YET NO STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT IT. THE FACT THAT THIS DEFECT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED PRETTY MUCH AT RANDOM (ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME) MAKES THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE KEY ALSO MEANS I COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IS SIMPLY APPALLING. *TR

2004 FOCUS HAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION TUMBLER. OVER A COURSE OF A FEW DAYS THE KEY BEGAN TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD ONLY TURN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. AFTER A FEW DAYS, IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I WAS STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING LOT AFTER WORK FOR NEARLY AN HOUR UNTIL SOMEONE COULD GET ME. I THEN HAD TO GET A RIDE TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY (50 MI EACH WAY). BEFORE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE, I CONTACTED SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALER WHO SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED TAPPING ON THE KEY WITH A HARD OBJECT (I USED A POCKET KNIFE) WHILE TURNING THE KEY AND IT WORKED! SO THE CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN GET IT STARTED AGAIN TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $450.00 AND THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE COST TO RE-KEY. MY HUSBAND ALSO HAS 2004 FORD FOCUS (WE BOUGHT THEM ON THE SAME DAY) AND IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION TUMBLER--HOW COINCIDENTAL IS THAT? SOUNDS LIKE A SERIOUS DEFECT TO ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE FORD COMPANY ISN'T TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I OWN 3 FORDS AND WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. AS OF NOVEMBER 8, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.