Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FOCUS / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100435 Incident Date: Mar, 28 2007
Consumer's City: MANOMET Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FOCUS Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ignition key has failed twice- mechanically- the 1st time was at 54000 mi and cost $300 to replace - just happened again at180000. there were 34 similar reports in 2001 when 1st occasion happened but ford said it wasn't a problem. now i can't find anything on your site about it. car has just been towed to dealer so not sure what it will cost. but i have driven cars for 50 years and never had an ignition key problem before, never mind 2 on same vehicle. *jb