Key won't turn in the ignition. Can no remove key.
2005 Ford Focus electrical complaints
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My key is stuck in the ignition and will not release from it. I have to leave the key in ignition and lock the vehicle with the alarm.
My 2005 ford focus has been having issues with key not turning in the ignition. I have been stranded twice due to this problem. In the past three months I have had this occur over 8 times but until recently the car has eventually started. This last time the car would not start and had to be towed to a shop. I am currently awaiting the correct actions to take inorder to fix this problem.
Ignition switch will not turn. If car was stalled in traffic or on railway crossing serious safety issues could arise.
The keys will not come out of the ignition. The car is not registering that it is in park.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the key could not be removed from the ignition. Whenever she drives her vehicle, she has to lock it with another key since the ignition key cannot be removed. The ford manufacturer informed her to take the vehicle to the dealer, but she has not done so at this time. The manufacturer further stated that the contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 66,000.
My keys are stuck in the ignition of my 2005 ford focus. This just happened today and they are still in there. I will have to lock my car with the keys in it and pray no one steals it. This has happened once before and was stuck for 2-3 days. The keys often act like they are going to stick, then, thankfully they come out. This is such a nuisance and a risk. I asked my dealership would the problem be fixed if I had it repaired and was told that it might still happen and that this is a common problem with the focus. Not so good news since, I am sure this would not be cheap.
My car fails to start until I crank it 3 or 4 times. Sometimes it begins to start then sputters and dies. It has been an everyday thing for about 3 months now. It happens about every time I go to start my car with a few times it starting right away.
My key gets stuck in the ignition intermittently. Nothing I do releases it. Sometimes I have to leave it in my car for days before I come out one of the mornings and it just decides to let me have my key back. On and off ever since I have gotten the car.
Key stuck in ignition started car drove home. Parked car. Turned it off. Key stuck. Disconnected battery. Key came out. Reconnected battery. Reinserted key. Key wouldn't turn. Car wouldn't start. Left overnight. Tried again. Left alone for a few more hours. Re inserted key. Depressed brake...moved car out of park and back into park. Key then worked fine.
My key is stuck in the ignition and will not release. Has happened multiple times over the past 6 months. At first I thought it was a damaged key but when it happened on a 2nd key the car was taken to our local ford dealer. Dealer has replaced lock, and after a repeat occurrence re-keyed the lock and re-cut the keys. Now key is stuck and will not release. Maryland law requires keys to be removed from the vehicle in the interest of public safety.
2005 ford focus station wagon- loss of tail lights, high mount stop light, dash lights, running lights due to short in liftgate wiring. The wiring harness in the liftgate fatigues at the bend area. Wires break, resulting in a open or short which blows fuse. The blown fuse results in no high mount stop light, running lights, tail lights, and instrument lights. In addition the heated rear defrost and windshield wiper also fail. The harness must be replaced to fix the problem. This issue was part of a recall in 2000- the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v411000. My car is a 2005. The problem was never fixed in production.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact experienced difficulty removing the ignition key, which was stuck in the ignition switch. She made several attempts to release the key, but was unsuccessful. The failure occurred without warning. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they advised that the vehicle be taken to an authorized dealer for repair. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN and mileages were unknown.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition switch, which failed to release. The failure occurred without warning. The manufacturer was notified and the vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN and mileages were unknown.
Key locked in ignition occurred once before,and key came out after 3 days. This time key has been locked for 5 days. Can't lock car. Dealer explained the need to change ignition for $500!! Admitted that this is a problem with various ford focus models.
My battery light came on in the middle of this past week on my way to work...then on friday afternoon, my mother-in-law and I decided to go to asheville, nc...we got as far as waynesville, and my car quit...(about 80,000 miles on my car)...I was able to roll it off and pop the clutch and get it to start...I drove about 5 miles, and it quit again...this time, I could not get it started again...had to call a tow truck...had my car towed to andy shaw ford in sylva, nc, the town closest to where I live...they checked out my car and said that it was the alternator...they also told me that in cold and hot weather, the alternators will go out...my husband has a 1998 toyota tacoma, with 240,000 miles on it and he has never had to replace the alternator in his truck...I have had three other new cars, the first one bought in 1986, ford festiva...it had 149,000 o so on it when it quit....never had to replace the alternator...the next one I bought was a 1995 toyota tercel, hit a deer with about 149,000 on the car...never had to replace the alternator in this car...the next one I bought was a 2000 kia rio...totaled it out when someone hit me in 2005...the car had about 140,000 on it then...never had to ever replace the alternator in that car...so, why did the alternator go out on the ford focus?
I cannot remove the key from the ignition on my 2005 ford focus. This happened suddenly without warning. I turned the ignition off and tried to remove the key and it will not come out. I have seen that several other ford focus owners have had the same problem and ford refuses to do a recall, claiming that this is not a safety issue. A couple of weeks ago, I also noticed that I cannot lock the passenger side rear door, either manually or electronically. I think this is a big safety issue as anyone could get into my car and drive off since the key is still in the ignition and the door will not lock. I will try taking the car to a locksmith to get the ignition lock replaced as I have heard that this is cheaper and more reliable than getting this problem fixed by the dealer.
Noticed on the way home from work on friday that when I clicked on the left turn signal, it went in a "fast blink" which usually means a burned out bulb, short, or blown fuse, but usually just a burned out bulb. Once I got home in the driveway, I get out and test the lights and see that the front left turn signals are flashing fast, and the back left turn signal is not flashing at all. I'm still hoping for a burned out bulb at this point. I make a note to change it out in the morning. On saturday oct 4th I pull off the left rear lighting assembly, consisting of two screws holding it to the car, and I find two bulb connections; the bottom one (brake lights) has a normal quarter turn and pull out connector to get to the bulb. Only that bulb is fine. The top one also has one of those "quarter-turn-and-pull" connectors, only it does not "pull" heck it doesn't even quarter turn, it's frozen in place, and the back side of this light assembly is melted into an egg shape (supposed to be round). Now I'm not into just a bulb any more. It's saturday, and my nearest ford dealership is on m-f bankers hours, so I order a replacement from autozone for $100 which should be here this week. I see from the federal safety agency web site that there are no existing recalls for this issue, however somebody else apparently has also submitted this exact same problem. I will be asking my ford dealer about it this coming week, but I am also filing this complaint to document a part failure on a car that is only three years old, and whatever the reason; this failure involves electrical systems, external lighting, melting plastic parts, and failed safety equipment. I leave it up to you to determine if further action is required. *tr updated 02/19/10. *lj the consumer stated the issue with the melted assembly around the brake light socket was not limited to the back left, but also present in the back light tail light of his 2005 ford focus station wagon. Updated 02/19/10.*jb updated 08/20/10
Ignition key is stuck in my 2005 ford focus. Over 2200 people have already signed petition with the same issue on ford focus vehicles. Some vehicles the key doesn't turn and can leave them stranded. Mine turns but you can't take the key out.
We bought this car brand-new in dec. 2004. We had not had any problems with the key getting stuck in the ignition until today, when we arrived at our house after church. We now have the key stuck in the ignition with no way to get it out - hopefully our car is still sitting in our driveway in the morning.... I called our dealership and no one had any helpful information or ideas, they just told me I needed to wait until the morning and talk to people in their parts dept.
With no previous events, my key became stuck in the ignition.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the contact pulled off the road. A nearby mechanic inspected the vehicle and discovered corrosion around the battery cables. He jumped the vehicle and drove to his residence. The following day, a local mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the alternator was overcharging the battery in the vehicle. When the mechanic called to order the part, he was informed that this was the fourth complaint regarding this particular component in the last four weeks. The driver has not notified the manufacturer. The vehicle was repaired on july 17, 2008 by a local mechanic. The failure mileage was 20,814 and current mileage was 20,862. Updated 09/16/08. *lj updated 09/17/08.
Nothing in particular happened I just parked my car yesterday and my key has not been able to come out of the ignition since. I work at a car dealership and they could not correct the problem(not a ford dealer) and I called ford and they said it would cost $100 to look at it and they even said it is very common in focus'...yet it is not a recall and covered my warranty ended a month ago also..
My 2005 ford focus ignition keeps locking up on me, unable to take keys from the vehicle-leaving me stranded or car open to theft. I was in a car accident over a year ago, since ford wont touch vehicle-says everything was because of accident which was only minor damage. Since the accident I haven't had a problem with vehicle until now. At time of accident , the air bags didn't deploy, now everytime I honk on horn the air bag light comes on and stays on for a day or so.
When I purchased my 2005 ford focus, I had noticed that my key would not come out of the ignition. Later I discovered, that if you "cannot" push the button in on the automatic shifter on the floor to put it into gear, the shifter therefore is locked and then you should be able to pull your key out. This works for me, hopefully it helps someone else who is having the same problem.
I attempted to exit my car (a 2005 ford focus) however the key cannot be removed from the ignition. I have not been able to remove the key from the ignition and will have to take it in for repair. It seems as though this is a common complaint among ford focus owners. It's problematic because if it happens repeatedly, it can leave the car prone to theft.
My ignition locked up on my ford focus.
Key will not come out of the ignition, there is a technical service bulletin for this repair as the problem is not an isolated instance. There are hundred of the same complaints, yet ford will not absorb the repair.
Like thousands of others my 2005 ford focus ignition would not turn in a 2005 focus and I was left stranded. This thankfully was at my workplace and I was not in any immediate danger.
2005 ford focus with air bag light on, and other problems. Customer states that along with the airbag light on the passenger side window will not close and the key would not come out of the ignition.
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