Archived from on 20 June 2008. Archived from on 17 October 2007. The steering wheel is locked. I put the key in the ignition of my 2004 Ford Focus and it would not turn. I drove the car home and left the key in the ignition.
But I strongly suggest Ford considering a recall because it is a safety issue. It is the module that controls most all of the electrical. The ac blows ice cold but it can be a little loud on the high speed fan setting. The contact was informed that the vehicle was designed that way to be compliant with the epa regarding the catalytic converter. Feel this is a serious safety issue as car can stall and fail to restart!!!!!!. The S121 includes a 138 hp 103 kW Duratec 2.
The dealer stated that the key cartridge caused the failure and they made the replacement. This was the best-selling car in the world in 1999 through 2004. Why is their no recall??? Apparently this is a common issue. I had just signed up for a class at our local community college at a campus 25+ miles away. This problem renders the car completely unusable until fixed and the repair can be very costly and time consuming. I had a problem with my Rev counter going so low that it seem as if my car would stall.
This transmission was a twin design and included a dual mass flywheel to eliminate vibration and transmission noise. We sat in the driveway for 30 minutes, trying both keys alternately, and the key just wouldn't turn. Ford Focus power steering problems 2004-2011 cars Ford Focus models built between April and May 2008 could have had problems with their power steering. The first time it happened, it took just a couple of attempts and then it turned. The dealer stated that the ignition switch failed and was a common occurrence. After repeated attempts, the contact banged on the key and the vehicle started. The gear lever knob, lever, and pedals were all custom made by.
Several American companies offer genuine Ford parts to modify North American built Focuses to full or partial European standards. Styling revisions included a new front bumper facia, a revised instrument panel, new tail lamps and a new rear bumper fascia on sedan models, a new harder steel alloy used for the hood, an 11% thicker plastic bumper fascia, a storage drawer for six compact discs located by the driver's left knee, optional overhead console with sunglasses holder and space for a garage door opener, molded-in beverage holders in the front door pockets, 15-inch 380 mm steel wheels and all-season tires, instead of 14-inch 360 mm on entry trim level models, now designated S , and new brake linings with total brake swept area increased by 17 percent. I believe Ford is aware of many complaints about their Focus ignition locks. He checked online after seeing my car and found that this has been happening in Focus' since 2000. I drive this car on business, including in remote areas. Mar 26, 2013 Sounds to me like the impeller in the water pump is corroded bad enough that you now have no volume of water flow. You can barely hang a shirt on them and if you grab one to re-position yourself it will pull out.
The failure did not recur. It is most certainly a safety issue - what is safe about being unable to start one's car if one is on the side of the highway, at night in an unknown city, etc? Went on internet and have researched thousands of Ford Focus locked cylinder complaints. Archived from on May 2, 2008. The lights on my dash would flicker and a fan would start in my engine. I noticed wear at around 13,000 miles. This was the first time this had happened and to temporarily remedy the situation I had to take a hammer and tap the key into the ignition and turn at the same time to start the car.
Who feels safe stranded on interstate, bad area of town, at night or whatever the case may be!. The hoses could degrade and allow hydraulic fluid to seep out, which could either cause the power steering to fail or, in more extreme cases, cause fire when the fluid became hot. You wouldn't know it by it's looks, but it's quick. After I had finished shopping I tried to start vehicle. The failure recurred two days later.
At the 1999 Geneva International Motor Show Ford represent concept model named Focus Cosworth. I called the Ford company and they suggested I take my car to the dealership. I have also had the battery checked and that appears to be fine. Nothing has been done yet because I am waiting to see if Ford customer service can explain why the company refuses to admit the issue and reimburse it's customers for their faulty design. The mechanic who saw my car put wd-40 in the ignition and banged a screw driver in it and then it turns on. Get back to me and we will go from there. Now it is stuck completely, I've read tons and tons of articles about this being a problem, my car is now parked in my driveway because I don't feel this is my responsibility to fix.