Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. The passenger side doors would not open. There was a recall for the unlatched doors that was repaired by the dealer; however, the failure has occurred again. The drive side and rear right passenger windows have failed. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who informed her that the plastic clip that holds the windows together was broken and to contact the manufacturer regarding the repairs. The driver seat would not move back and forth because the seat handle was stripped. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 180,000.
2001 Ford Focus locks complaints
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My 17 year old daughters' 2001 ford focus had her stranded after work august 13 when she put her key in the ignition, but it wouldn't turn. We called aaa, and they couldn't 'fix' it, so we had it towed to the nearest ford dealer only to be told the repair will cost between $450.00 and 1000.00!!! I'm a single mom and my daughters' still in high school for gosh sake. I thought this vehicle would be a safe and dependable one. I spent a lot of my savings on this car and insurance for her. I don't know what to do now, I've got a vehicle we can't start.
I have had my ford focus wagon for three years now. I had to repair a alot of things on this car! Tranny, alternator, fuel pump, timing belt, and the only door that opens from the outside is the passenger right front, which my kids have to climb through to get to the back because both back doors broke not even four months from the day I bought it. Also the driver door only opens from the inside because of the companies defected car door handles. My friend has the same car, and its the same way. Not mentioning how everytime I stop it dies out and I have to try and keep starting it. It seems there is always something wrong with it.
2001 ford focus zx3. The key will go in the ignition but it wont turn, and I googled it and this is a very commen occurance with the focus. In this situation I was lucky cause the car was at my house and not somewhere else with my fiance or my 5 year old daughter and 5 month old son that could have been very unsafe.
I parked my car on the side of the street and turned it off. When I came back to it about 20 minutes later I put the key in the ignition but it would not turn. The key would not turn forward or backward at all. I tried moving the steering wheel back and forth to try and get the key to move but then my steering wheel completely locked up as well. I was then unable to move anything on my car and it was stuck on the side of the road in a metered parking space. I had to call a tow truck which cost $69. I had it taken to the nearest ford dealership and they replaced the ignition lock which cost me $530.73. This is the second time my ignition has been locked up.
Turned off my 2001 ford focus (with only 36,320 miles on it) as usual and when I returned to car and attempted to start it up, the key would not turn in the ignition. Had to have it towed to the dealership where they had to drilled out the tab, and build and install new key cylinder for a total of $427.84. They did not offer the old part to me and I didn't think to ask for it. Thankfully, it happened during the day while I was at my dentist's, and not at night after work. Have since found out that a class action law suit has been filed in california. There should be a recall of these cars.
Key won't turn in the ignition. Has gotten progressively worse over a week and now won't turn at all.
2001 ford focus. Key won't turn in ignition, won't budge. I tried moving the steering wheel, tried using the other key, tried pressing the key in harder- nothing. Ignition has given me problems before: it would take two or three tries before it would turn, but it's never refused to move like this. Also, there were times when it didn't want to give the key back; I would have to jiggle and turn it, but it always came out after a few seconds of struggling.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. She stated that her door handle came off since the latch was not locking or unlocking all four of the doors. Recall number 05v030000, latches locks linkages, doors latch is related to the failure. The dealer repaired the latches but are not required to repair the handle. The contact wants the dealer to also replace the handle. The ford manufacturer stated that they would not replace the door handles. The failure mileage was 107,000.
I inserted the key into the ignition of my 2001 ford focus zx3 and the steering wheel locked up and the ignition would not turn.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. She received a recall notice for the rear door handles which were repaired at the manufacturer's expense (see the federal safety agency campaign id 05v030000). The front passenger door came open due to a defective door handle while the contact was driving. The manufacturer was contacted and advised her to take the vehicle to the dealer where they would further investigate the defect. Repairs to the passenger door were scheduled with the dealer at the owner's expense. She also stated that the engine failed and was replaced per the extended warranty. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 124,000.
On 10/7/2009 my 2001 ford focus se wagon ilc (ignition lock cylinder) would not break to start car. I have tried everything and still will not budge. I just found out on many web forums that this is a common problem and needs to be recalled by the ford manufacturing dealerships. Now my car is stuck up at the billings airport at wok and I don't have the time or money to get this fixed. I feel and all ford focus owners from year 2000 to 2003. Need this repaired fast. It is totally '!@#$%!!
2001 ford focus ignition lock up.
Driver's side door on 2001 ford focus hatchback will not unlock and open. Stays in locked position and driver has to exit through passenger's side.
My daughter was driving on the freeway when her car just died, while driving. It started up again immediately, but it has happened several times in the last month. I went online to view recalls, and it stated that 2001 ford focus had a recall on this issue. I also found 2 other items that are happening to this vehicle that were also recalls. I made an appointment with the dealer to have these recalls fixed, but when they pulled up the VIN number, they said that there were no recalls for this particular car. The other recall I found was the electrical system, and battery failure. I have already burned up one battery because of this issue. The recall states that the cabes overheat and may melt. This vehicle did this as well. The other recall is where the latch on the back door begins to not latch properly, causing the door to come open while driving. The back door will not latch properly on this vehicle either and at times we have to open and close it several times in order to get it to latch. These 3 recalls are all things that have happened on 2001 ford focus vehicles, which our vehicle is, but because our VIN # doesn't match the recalls, they refuse to fix them. These are true safety issues. My daughter could be killed because of these issues. How can I have my vehicle added to these recalls? I am extremely upset and concerned that these items will not be addresses when ford knows that they are a problem on other 2001 focus vehicles. I will sue should something happen to my daughter due to this issue and fords unwillingness to correct the problems.
My son & I got done eating I left the restaurant parking lot & thought I would stop by the next place when my rear passenger side door opened up out into traffic. Lucky no one was riding in the back. And no accident happen. After several attempts of playing with the lock I got it to close & haven't used that door since. I made several attempts in contacting ford directly and all I got was a survey form which had nothing to do with my problem. Back in 2005 when they recalled my car for failure on door locks I had taken it to valley view ford and had it serviced. Now three years later the problem exists and nobody wants to do anything about it. Maybe it takes someone to die and sue them. Very unhappy with ford, I now will never buy another ford again.
I will start with the fact the car is on it's fourth battery. It has had the wiring harness replaced along with every sensor in the car some twice. There was a steering column recall done on it. The two back windows tracks have been broke a total of six times. The door handles brake three so far. The stereo is broke for the second time. I have had to do the brakes twice so far and all this and the car only has 63,498.8 miles .
2001 ford focus electronic door lock failure. Consumer states that the driver side electronic door lock failed, causing the door not to be opened with a key or keyless entry. *kb the dealer stated driver door latch and right rear door lock actuator were frozen, which caused the central security module to short out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. While driving at various speeds, the rear door latch malfunctioned. The rear latch light illuminated to indicate that the door was ajar. The contact also experienced difficulty closing the rear latch. Within the last sixty days, the malfunction occurred approximately twenty times. The vehicle was previously repaired in 2005 for the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 54,143 and failure mileage was approximately 53,800.
Brought 2001 ford focus in for recall on rear door latch, campaign id: 05v030000. Dealer at enfeild, ct ford would not honor recall for the rear latch door which had the same failure and failed open while at highway speeds. They claimed the recall only covered the rear passenger doors and not the rear hatch of a wagon.
Passenger and driverside doors on the 2001 ford focus zx3 have quit opening from the outside of the vehicle. Doors have lost the ability to be opened and I was informed by the dealership that the locking mechanisms we "frozen". To this date I have not been able to get the doors fixed must leave window down to reach to the inside to open the doors in that fashion.
Dt*: the contact stated the doors were inoperable from both inside and outside. To get into or out of the vehicle the door must be left ajar. The dealership determined the door latches must be replaced.
Door handles on both front door failed and do not open the car doors. Failed within 2 weeks of each other.
Every single door on my 2001 focus has given me problems. There is only one door on my car that is currently operating correctly, which probably won't last long. My two front doors do not open from the outside. My rear passenger door does not close. I have also had problems with the rear drivers side door not closing. On several occasions I have not been able to open the drivers door from the inside. Ford has made a terrible product and I imagine many people are out of a lot of money due to ford's carelessness. I will never buy another ford as long as I am driving and I will encourage others to do the same. I consider the ford company to be careless business people. Their first concerns should be safety and quality. If my son were to ever get hurt because of their lack of concern, it would become an extreme issue. I would like ford to either fix the problem with my car or buy it back because I simply do not want it.
The passenger side rear door of the consumer 2001 focus opened while driving. *ts this is the third door the consumer has experienced problems with. The first door was replaced under recall. The second door (driver's door) had a similar problem with the latch and handle. The consumer paid for that repair. The consumer called the manufacturer to request that they pay for a new latch for the rear door but the refused.
Dt: contact states: the dealer first said it was their responsibility to fix the latch , and then reversed the decision. The dealer did offer to provide a rental car, but he refused.
Dt: driver's side electrical door lock failed in the locked position and could not open the door. Consumer had to open manually. If one needed to exit the car in an emergency fashion he would have to crawl over something to get to another door. The other doors did work. The owner has already notified the dealer and the manufacturer. The latch had been replaced. They were prior problems with the lock. The door locked the wife inside, and she had to crawl over the seat to get out of the passenger door. *ak
Dt: when opening the trunk the latch will not lock the trunk. The light on the dash stays on all of the time, and I consumer to go out and play with the trunk to get it to close.
Dt: company name is prime health medical, inc./ [xxx]. Got recall letter on may 6, 2005 on part she has already fixed, and was denied reimbursement because she did not take it to a dealer, the part failed before she received recall letter. Called dealer, and was told they had on parts . Paid $148.58 for rear door latch that was in the recall. Was told recall part was not available until middle of may 2005, and needed to replace parts as soon as possible because of business and safety reasons. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The right side doors failed to open or close on its own. Driver tried to open the door while existing and was not able to do so. But was able to exit on the driver's side door. Driver took vehicle vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the door mechanism needed to be replaced.
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